Indian-origin stars: How Sunita Williams, Kalpana Chawla, Raja Chari and Sirisha Bandla propelled space missions forward
From small towns in India to the vast expanse of space, there Indian-origin astronauts have orbited the Earth, conducted ...
Spacewalking in Florida: A visit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
A visit to Kennedy Space Center was a highlight of a month-long trip to the US, and to meet Hernández in person was a sweet ...
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Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla who dared to dream beyond stars hailed
Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman to go to space, remembered on her birth anniversary A file photo of Kalpana Chawla. She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and ...
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Kalpana Chawla Birth Anniversary: Her Extraordinary Life Story
Born in Haryana’s Karnal on March 17, 1962, Kalpana Chawla was one of the first women to pursue aeronautical engineering at the Chandigarh-based Punjab Engineering College. Kalpana was called by ...
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As Sunita Williams’ return to earth begins, Kalpana Chawla remembered on her birth anniversary
Kalpana Chawla: Born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, India, was a pioneering astronaut and the first Indian-American woman to travel to space. Kalpana Chawla Birthday: Kalpana Chawla, born on March ...
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Kalpana Chawla’s Birth Anniversary: A Samosa Tale You Didn’t Know About The Space Legend
This birth anniversary, we are tracing her Indian roots and honouring the legend with a ‘ Samosa ’ story that you might haven’t heard. Kalpana was fond of Indian cuisine and especially samosas were ...
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Sunita Williams to return to Earth two days after birthday of friend who died for science
As Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore make their journey back to Earth aboard the Crew Dragon capsule, it is impossible not to think of Kalpana Chawla, who died along with six more astronauts when the ...