First 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.

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...

A project exposing school students to a five-day training in space studies was launched in the city on Tuesday.Launched in an effort to ignite an interest in space studies, the initiative will help 30 school children undertake a five-day training at the Space Academy in Singapore.'Saura Yaathrika', the project launched by Kerala Travels Interserve ...

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.

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...

A project exposing school students to a five-day training in space studies was launched in the city on Tuesday.Launched in an effort to ignite an interest in space studies, the initiative will help 30 school children undertake a five-day training at the Space Academy in Singapore.'Saura Yaathrika', the project launched by Kerala Travels Interserve ...