Founded in 1962, the Kennedy Space Center has launched NASA astronauts from Neil Armstrong to Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams into space The drive from Disneyland took us through a flat and swampy ...

Kalpana Chawla's name remains immortal in space history. Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is on her way to Earth after an extended nine-month stay at the International Space Station (ISS).

However, Chawla took a different approach. She decided not to take samosas to space. Her husband, Jean-Pierre Harrison, author of “The Edge of Time: The Authoritative Biography of Kalpana Chawla ...

She joined NASA in 1998 and went on to spend over 300 days in space. Known for her record-setting spacewalks, Williams remains a powerful role model for aspiring astronauts. Kalpana Chawla ...

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 ...

Kalpana Chawla, born March 17, 1962, was an Indian American astronaut who died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She had a distinguished education and career in aerospace engineering ...

Kalpana Chawla: Born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, India, was a pioneering astronaut and the first Indian-American woman to travel to space. Kalpana Chawla Birthday: Kalpana Chawla, born on March ...