On February 1, 2003, the world lost Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla and six other crew members aboard the Space ...

Amid reports that the astronauts are 'stranded' in space with the spacecraft having only 27 days of fuel left, NASA said they could undock and fly home at any time if deemed necessary. NASA said ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Dr. Kalpana Chawla died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated 16 minutes before it was supposed to land on Feb. 1, 2003, exactly 17 years ago this weekend. Chawla was ...

American astronaut Kalpana Chawla and six other astronauts when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry into ...

The decision was heavily influenced by the lessons learned from the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters, both of which were caused by overlooked technical issues that resulted in the ...

Skyroot Aerospace, the top space company in India, just announced the launch of the Kalpana Fellowship, making history as India’s first-ever program just for women in the space industry.

Kalpana Chawla, NASA astronaut and UTA alumna, was the first Indian woman to travel to space. Memorials in Nedderman Hall and ...

Chawla’s journey began in 1997, becoming the first Indian-born woman in space, and later serving on STS-107 in 2003, dedicated to microgravity experiments aboard Columbia. The STS-107 mission ...