Kalpna Chawla
The shuttle program began with the flight of the columbia, and its worst disaster was the explosion of the challenger.
The female astronaut who was killed in the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster in 2003 was named Kalpana Chawla. She was a mission specialist on the STS-107 mission.
The Columbia Shuttle disaster happened February 1, 2003. The shuttle disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana while returning from a space mission. Sadly, all those on board lost their lives.
Christa McAuliffe was the school teacher astronaut who was killed in the Challenger shuttle explosion in 1986. She was selected from thousands of applicants to be the first civilian in space as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003.
Kalpana Chawla was killed when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1 2003.
The shuttle program began with the flight of the columbia, and its worst disaster was the explosion of the challenger.
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Christa McAuliffe
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.
Columbia was the first operational US Space Shuttle, and the first into space on April 12, 1981. It completed 28 missions between 1981 and 2003. The shuttle was destroyed and the 7-man crew killed during reentry on February 1, 2003, after one wing was damaged by falling ice and foam insulation during its launch on January 16, 2003. Columbia was one of two US shuttle losses that caused astronaut fatalities, the other being the Challenger explosion in January, 1986.
The Space Shuttle Columbia exploded upon re-entry on February 1, 2003.
The female astronaut who was killed in the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster in 2003 was named Kalpana Chawla. She was a mission specialist on the STS-107 mission.
The name of the Israeli astronaut is Ilan Ramon. He was a payload specialist on NASA's STS-107 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003. Tragically, he lost his life when the shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003. Ramon was the first Israeli to travel into space.
The Columbia Shuttle disaster happened February 1, 2003. The shuttle disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana while returning from a space mission. Sadly, all those on board lost their lives.
Christa McAuliffe was the school teacher astronaut who was killed in the Challenger shuttle explosion in 1986. She was selected from thousands of applicants to be the first civilian in space as part of NASA's Teacher in Space Project.
February 1, 2003