Jan 27, 2023 · Indian origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla was on her second mission to space when disaster struck and seven astronauts lost their lives. Here's what had happened.

Feb 10, 2022 · Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman to go to space in 1997. Six years later, on February 1, 2003, Chawla died when the space shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into Earth's...

5 days ago · On February 1, 2003, the world lost Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla and six other crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, which broke apart during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. Also, on this day in 1865, then-US President Abraham Lincoln approved the Joint Resolution of Congress, which submitted the proposed Thirteenth Amendment to state legislatures, aiming to abolish ...

Chawla's second flight was in 2003 on STS-107, the final flight of Columbia. She was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the spacecraft disintegrated during its reentry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003.

Jun 18, 2024 · The Columbia STS-107 mission lifted off on January 16, 2003, for a 17-day science mission featuring numerous microgravity experiments. Upon reentering the atmosphere on February 1, 2003, the Columbia orbiter suffered a catastrophic failure due to a breach that occurred during launch when falling foam from the External Tank struck the Reinforced ...

Jan 27, 2023 · In 1997 Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman to go to space. On her first flight to space in 1997, Chawla was part of the STS-87 mission that made 252 orbits of the Earth,...

Jan 25, 2025 · Seven astronauts died in the Columbia disaster: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; mission specialists Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon.

On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second Space Shuttle mission to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986.

5 days ago · On February 1, 2003, the world lost Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla and six other astronauts when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

Feb 1, 2023 · Along with six fellow crew members, the young astronaut died at just 40 years old when the shuttle disintegrated over the southern U.S. on its reentry into the earth’s atmosphere after a 16-day mission, 16 minutes before its scheduled landing.