Kalpana Chawla, born March 17, 1962, was an Indian American astronaut who died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

Honoring Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla on her birth anniversary. A trailblazer in space exploration, her courage ...

NASA Technicians do final checks on NASA's Spirit rover in this image from March 28, 2003. The rover - and its twin, ...

Kalpana Chawla was India's daughter who dared to dream beyond stars, said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, while ...

As the world welcomed Sunita Williams back, many remembered another Indian-origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who left an ...

Born in Haryana's Karnal on March 17, 1962, Chawla became the first Indian woman to go to space. Chawla died on February 1, ...

Kalpana Chawla, born March 17, 1962, was an Indian American astronaut who died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ... including STS-87 and STS-107. A graduate from Tagore School, Karnal ...

Chawla's remarkable journey from a small town in India to the vast expanse of space, soon became a symbol of ambition, ...