Reflecting on Kalpana Chawla’s legacy, this editorial urges readers to look beyond daily conflicts, focus on bigger goals, ...

Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana and is regarded as a striking astronaut for playing a leading role on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997. Working at the forefront of ...

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 ...

As per her wishes, Chawla’s remains were cremated and scattered at a national park in Utah. She was married to Jean-Pierre Harrison for 20 years until her untimely death in February 2003. Following ...

Her husband, Jean-Pierre Harrison, author of “The Edge of Time: The Authoritative Biography of Kalpana Chawla,” opened ... on board the Columbia space as the shuttle broke apart, killing ...

Dr Dinesh C. Sharma uses two broad themes in his book—the ISRO story and Indians in space, with special focus on astronauts ...

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 ...