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Kalpana Chawla's Death Weighed On NASA In Sunita Williams Decision
The death of Indian-origin American astronaut Kalpana Chawla and six others on February 1, 2003 when the space shuttle Columbia broke up and burnt as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere played heavily in the minds of NASA officials.
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Kalpana Chawla Birth Anniversary: 10 Interesting Facts About The Astronaut
As a child, Kalpana Chawla was fascinated by aircraft. When she grew up, Kalpana Chawla fulfilled her desire to be an astronaut and became the first Indian woman to go to space.
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NASA Astronaut Kalpana Chawla’s Unseen Images Turned to NFTs for Women’s Day Auction
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, a collection of Indian-origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla’s NFTs will be made live on Beyondlife.Club marketplace. The collection will have 250 pieces drawn out of 10 unseen pictures of Chawla.
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Twitter Celebrates Sirisha Bandla's Journey "From Guntur To Edge Of Space"
Sirisha Bandla became the third woman of Indian origin, after NASA astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams, to fly to space
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US Spacecraft Named After Late Indian-American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
An American commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been named after fallen NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first India-born woman to enter space, for her key contributions to human spaceflight.
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Kalpana Chawla: Tributes Pour In For India's First Woman In Space
Tributes are pouring in for Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman in space, on her death anniversary on Saturday.
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ISRO Has Already Developed Technology Needed For Manned Mission: Chairman
Technologies that will help in sending an Indian astronaut to space - like human crew module and environment control and life support system - have already been developed, ISRO chairman K Sivan said today.
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Kalpana Chawla Death Anniversary: 10 Interesting Facts About First Woman Astronaut Of Indian Origin
Kalpana Chawla, an American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin in space, was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in...
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Priyanka Chopra Will Reportedly Play Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
Priyanka Chopra, who returned to India Friday night, will reportedly be seen in a biopic on the late astronaut Kalpana Chawla, directed by Priya Mishra
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Shawna Pandya To Become Third Indian-Origin Woman To Fly In Space
An Indian-origin neurosurgeon currently based in Canada has been shortlisted by NASA for its 2018 space mission under the Citizen Science Astronaut (CSA) programme.
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PM Modi Pays Homage To Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, Meets Sunita Williams
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers and paid homage to Indian-American astronaut (late) Kalpana Chawla at the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington.
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Space Agencies Must Fulfil Kalpana Chawla's Dream: Sunita Williams
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams today said that after she embarked on a journey to the space, her ability "to run around the country doing just what you want to do" has been restricted even as it gave her the opportunity to interact with students more.
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This Teen Won Rs 2 Crore Scholarship. Now, If Only RK Would Call
For most 17-year-olds, the Class 12 board exams -- the make-or-break tests -- are a stressful experience. For aspiring astronaut Bhavi Jagatia, that stressful period has become one she will remember fondly. That's when the teen from Mumbai won the whopping Rs 2 crore scholarship that will fund her Cornell University tuition and stay, while she earn...
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Kalpana Chawla remembered by school on 10th death anniversary
From being a shy girl from this small town in Haryana to reaching out to the stars by becoming an astronaut - the life and times of NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla were recounted on Friday as her school remembered its most famous alumna on her 10th death anniversary.
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Medical college in Kalpana Chawla's memory in Karnal
Haryana will set up a Rs 650 crore medical college with a 500-bed facility in the memory of India-born Kalpana Chawla in her hometown Karnal, an official said on Monday. The astronaut was killed in a 2003 space accident.
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Kalpana Chawla's Death Weighed On NASA In Sunita Williams Decision
The death of Indian-origin American astronaut Kalpana Chawla and six others on February 1, 2003 when the space shuttle Columbia broke up and burnt as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere played heavily in the minds of NASA officials.
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Kalpana Chawla Birth Anniversary: 10 Interesting Facts About The Astronaut
As a child, Kalpana Chawla was fascinated by aircraft. When she grew up, Kalpana Chawla fulfilled her desire to be an astronaut and became the first Indian woman to go to space.
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NASA Astronaut Kalpana Chawla’s Unseen Images Turned to NFTs for Women’s Day Auction
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, a collection of Indian-origin astronaut Kalpana Chawla’s NFTs will be made live on Beyondlife.Club marketplace. The collection will have 250 pieces drawn out of 10 unseen pictures of Chawla.
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Twitter Celebrates Sirisha Bandla's Journey "From Guntur To Edge Of Space"
Sirisha Bandla became the third woman of Indian origin, after NASA astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams, to fly to space
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US Spacecraft Named After Late Indian-American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
An American commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been named after fallen NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first India-born woman to enter space, for her key contributions to human spaceflight.
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Kalpana Chawla: Tributes Pour In For India's First Woman In Space
Tributes are pouring in for Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman in space, on her death anniversary on Saturday.
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ISRO Has Already Developed Technology Needed For Manned Mission: Chairman
Technologies that will help in sending an Indian astronaut to space - like human crew module and environment control and life support system - have already been developed, ISRO chairman K Sivan said today.
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Kalpana Chawla Death Anniversary: 10 Interesting Facts About First Woman Astronaut Of Indian Origin
Kalpana Chawla, an American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin in space, was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in...
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Priyanka Chopra Will Reportedly Play Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
Priyanka Chopra, who returned to India Friday night, will reportedly be seen in a biopic on the late astronaut Kalpana Chawla, directed by Priya Mishra
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Shawna Pandya To Become Third Indian-Origin Woman To Fly In Space
An Indian-origin neurosurgeon currently based in Canada has been shortlisted by NASA for its 2018 space mission under the Citizen Science Astronaut (CSA) programme.
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PM Modi Pays Homage To Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, Meets Sunita Williams
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers and paid homage to Indian-American astronaut (late) Kalpana Chawla at the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington.
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Space Agencies Must Fulfil Kalpana Chawla's Dream: Sunita Williams
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams today said that after she embarked on a journey to the space, her ability "to run around the country doing just what you want to do" has been restricted even as it gave her the opportunity to interact with students more.
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This Teen Won Rs 2 Crore Scholarship. Now, If Only RK Would Call
For most 17-year-olds, the Class 12 board exams -- the make-or-break tests -- are a stressful experience. For aspiring astronaut Bhavi Jagatia, that stressful period has become one she will remember fondly. That's when the teen from Mumbai won the whopping Rs 2 crore scholarship that will fund her Cornell University tuition and stay, while she earn...
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Kalpana Chawla remembered by school on 10th death anniversary
From being a shy girl from this small town in Haryana to reaching out to the stars by becoming an astronaut - the life and times of NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla were recounted on Friday as her school remembered its most famous alumna on her 10th death anniversary.
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Medical college in Kalpana Chawla's memory in Karnal
Haryana will set up a Rs 650 crore medical college with a 500-bed facility in the memory of India-born Kalpana Chawla in her hometown Karnal, an official said on Monday. The astronaut was killed in a 2003 space accident.
