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Kalpana Chawla, an Indian-born astronaut, was among the seven crew members who died in the Columbia Space Shuttle explosion in February 2003. She was the first woman of Indian origin in space and had previously been on the Space Shuttle Columbia mission in 1997.
On the space shuttle Challenger, teacher Christa McAuliffe, and Judith Resnik died in January 1986. In February 2003, Lauren B. Clark and Kalpana Chawla were killed during re-entry of the shuttle Columbia.
The first civilian astronaut launched into space by the US was Christa McAuliffe. She was a high school teacher selected as part of the Teacher in Space Project and tragically died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
Kalpana Chawla died in the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003.
Judith Resnik, an astronaut who died in the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986, was not known to express specific fears publicly. She was a highly accomplished and fearless individual who excelled in her field of work.
Kalpana Chawla, an Indian-born astronaut, was among the seven crew members who died in the Columbia Space Shuttle explosion in February 2003. She was the first woman of Indian origin in space and had previously been on the Space Shuttle Columbia mission in 1997.
She was a NASA astronaut, and the first woman in space.
Ilan Ramon but he sadly died in the 2003 space shuttle COLOMBIA disaster
They might be named after an astronaut who died and was important's favorite thing or his/her best friend
Commander Richard (Dick) F. Scobee was born and grew up in Washington.
No, Kalpana Chawla, an Indian-American astronaut working for NASA, died on February 1, 2003 high above the state of Texas, due to the disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia during the time of its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. This accident is known today as the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster. Neither Chawla nor any astronaut has ever gone to Mars.
Kalpana Chawla, who died in the Columbia shuttle disaster, and Sunita Williams, an active astronaut with NASA, are of Indian ancestry.
On the space shuttle Challenger, teacher Christa McAuliffe, and Judith Resnik died in January 1986. In February 2003, Lauren B. Clark and Kalpana Chawla were killed during re-entry of the shuttle Columbia.
Kalpana Chawla died in the Columbia shuttle disaster on February 1, 2003. Her remains were recovered, cremated, and scattered over a national park in Utah.
The first civilian astronaut launched into space by the US was Christa McAuliffe. She was a high school teacher selected as part of the Teacher in Space Project and tragically died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.
Kalpana Chawla was the first astronaut of Indian-American heritage and died in the Columbia shuttle crash in 2003. Her biography is available in multiple languages including Hindi.
NASA shuttle pilot and Skylab astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield was 80 years old when he died on July 17, 2014 (born November 21, 1933).