Kalpana Chawla, born March 17, 1962, was an Indian American astronaut who died in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

A resurfaced video of Kalpana Chawla’s 1997 call from space with PM IK Gujral is going viral on her 63rd birth anniversary, ...

Kalpana Chawla, India's first woman astronaut, remains an inspiration with her achievements. Here are 10 motivational quotes ...

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 ...

In 2003, Doug Hurley was the lead Cape Crusader for the STS-107 mission. Space Shuttle Columbia and her seven crew were slated for a sixteen day research mission to orbit. The mission was long ...