Kalpana Chawla died on February 1, 2003 at the age of 41.

Kalpana Chawla was born on July 1, 1961.

Kalpana Chawla was born on July 1, 1961 and died on February 1, 2003. Kalpana Chawla would have been 41 years old at the time of death or 54 years old today.

Kalpana-1 is the first satellite launched by India. It is a meteorological satellite - and was launched ikn memory of Kalpana Chawla - who was killed in the Colombia shuttle disaster.

Kalpana Chawla was killed when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1 2003.