Kalpana chawla death: On February 1

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. The ... Indian-origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla was on her second mission to space when disaster struck and seven astronauts lost their lives. Here's what happened. It was all going as per plan and seven astronauts were on their way home after spending 15 days in the vacuum of space, living and working in ... Kalpana Chawla (1962–2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. She flew two missions to space aboard the space shuttle Columbia (1997 and 2003) and was one of seven astronauts who died when Columbia disintegrated on reentry into Earth’s atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Astronaut Kalpana Chawla has been an inspiration to women and children before and after her tragic death