In January 1998, she was assigned as crew representative for shuttle ... and Habitability section. She flew on STS-87 Columbia (1997) and STS-107 Columbia (2003), logging 30 days, 14 hours and ...

Kalpana Chawla, born March 17, 1962, was an Indian American astronaut who died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia ... Crew Systems and Habitability section. She flew on STS-87 (1997) and STS-107 ...

In 2003, Kalpana boarded Columbia for the STS-107 mission, logging a total of 30 days, 14 hours, and 54 minutes in space across her two missions. She had once told her family that she wanted to die in ...

In January 1998, she was assigned as crew representative for shuttle ... and Habitability section. She flew on STS-87 Columbia (1997) and STS-107 Columbia (2003), logging 30 days, 14 hours and ...

The crew was on a 16 day mission for science and research and had successfully conducted approximately 80 experiments. They were aboard STS-107 Columbia from January 16 to February 1, 2003. Here are a ...

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 ...

She made history as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 and later lost ... Chawla was selected for her second spaceflight, STS-107, a research-intensive mission that faced ...

February 1, 2003 – The Columbia breaks up upon reentry during mission STS-107, killing all seven crew members. It is the second loss of a shuttle in 113 shuttle flights. October 15, 2003 ...