She was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the spacecraft disintegrated during its reentry into the Earth 's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Chawla was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Space Flight Medal, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.

2023年1月27日 · The spacecraft had seven astronauts on board, including India's Kalpana Chawla. The space shuttle crashed, killing the entire team of astronauts on board.

2024年4月25日 · When the Columbia ignited in orbit in 2003, all seven of its crew members died during the remainder of their descent to Earth: David M. Brown, Rick D. Husband, Laurel B. Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael P. Anderson, William C. "Willie" McCool, and Ilan Ramon.

2022年2月10日 · Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman to go to space in 1997. Six years later, on February 1, 2003, Chawla died when the space shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into Earth's...

Died on February 1, 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. She is survived by her husband. Kalpana Chawla enjoyed flying, hiking, back-packing, and reading.

Kalpana Chawla died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster alongside six other crew members on 1 February 2003 (age 40), when Columbia Space Shuttle disintegrated 16 minutes before its scheduled landing over Texas during its re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

2023年1月27日 · 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.

On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, resulting in the deaths of all seven astronauts aboard, including Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla.

This day 18 years ago, NASA’s Space shuttle Columbia exploded while reentering Earth’s atmosphere, killing all its seven crew members including Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman to go to space. The space shuttle was destroyed at about 7:30 PM IST on February 1, 2003, after a 16-day scientific mission.

2003年2月1日 · WASHINGTON: US space shuttle Columbia disintegrated shortly before landing on Saturday, killing the seven crew members on board, including Indian-American Kalpana Chawla.<br /><img src=/images ...