WASHINGTON: Kalpana Chawla lived for the very event she died in. A US newspaper reported that she once told her brother Girish Chawla that if she had to die, she hoped it would be in a crash.

Kalpana Chawla, born on March 17 ... she interacted with then-Indian Prime Minister IK Gujral, sharing images of the ...

“This image is a fitting tribute to Dr. Chawla’s passion for exploration. Hosting it on the lunar surface is a reminder of her legacy and an inspiration to future generations.” ” — Madhu ...

Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman to go to space in 1997. She graduated from UTA in 1984 with a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, and spent hot summers working on her ...

Almost one and a half years after the tragic disaster of the Nasa space shuttle Columbia, one of its crew, the late Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla has been honoured by the New York City ...

Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana and is regarded as a striking astronaut for playing a leading role on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997. Working at the forefront of ...

On Feb. 1, 2003, CU astronaut Kalpana Chawla (MAeroEngr’86; PhD’88; HonDocSci’03) [middle left] and six other astronauts died when their Columbia space shuttle broke apart on re-entry to Earth. The ...

Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962 in Karna, India. However, ... As per reports, Kalpana Chawla also spoke to the then Indian Prime Minister IK Gujral and sent images of Himalayan from space.