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United States Astronaut. A colonel in the United States Air Force, he was selected as an astronaut in 1994, and served as flight commander on the Space Shuttle Columbia. On February 1, 2003 NASA lost all communication and radar contact with the shuttle just minutes before its 9:16 a.m. scheduled landing time. A short time later, it was confirmed that the Columbia had exploded over eastern Texas, and that there were no survivors. Members of the Columbia crew had completed more than 80 scientific experiments during their 16-day mission in space. In addition to Husband, the crew comprised Pilot William McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist David Brown, Mission Specialist Laurel Clark, and Israeli Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon. United States Astronaut. A colonel in the United States Air Force, he was selected as an astronaut in 1994, and served as flight commander on the Space Shuttle Columbia. On February 1, 2003 NASA lost all communication and radar contact with the shuttle just minutes before its 9:16 a.m. scheduled landing time. A short time later, it was confirmed that the Columbia had exploded over eastern Texas, and that there were no survivors. Members of the Columbia crew had completed more than 80 scientific experiments during their 16-day mission in space. In addition to Husband, the crew comprised Pilot William McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialis...

Kalpana Chawla, PhD, was an engineer, pilot, and astronaut who spent more than 30 days in space over two Space Shuttle missions. Chawla was born in Karnal, India, and was fascinated by flight since her childhood. She earned a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Panjab Engineering College, a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas-Arlington, and a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Chawla held numerous pilot licenses, including for airplanes, gliders, and seaplanes. After completing her PhD in 1988, Chawla joined NASA’s Ames Research Center, where she specialized in the fluid dynamics of aircraft. She later continued aerodynamics research in the private sector. In 1991 Chawla became a United States citizen. NASA selected Chawla as an astronaut in late 1994 and she began astronaut training in 1995. In addition to preparing for spaceflight, astronauts are also tasked with ground-based technical projects. Chawla worked on the development of the Robotic Situational Awareness Display, a tool to help astronauts operate robotic arms. She also tested space shuttle control software. Mission specialist Kalpana Chawla on board Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-107. (Image courtesy of NASA) Chawla flew on two Space Shuttle missions as a mission specialist. On November 19, 1997, she launched on board Space Shuttle Columbia as part of STS-87. Chawla specialized in operating the robotic arm, which she used to ...

Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, an alumna of the University of Texas at Arlington, was one of the seven astronauts on the space shuttle Columbia, which broke apart in flames over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003, killing all the astronauts on board just 16 minutes before they were supposed to land in Florida. (AP Photo/NASA, File) (Anonymous / AP) Twenty years after NASA’s Columbia space shuttle exploded over Texas, the University of Texas at Arlington continues to honor the legacy of one of its prominent alumni. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman to go to space in 1997. She graduated from UTA in 1984 with a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, and spent hot summers working on her thesis research in an old aerodynamics lab with advisor Don Wilson. Chawla is remembered as a trailblazer and an inspiration to aspiring Indian and Indian-American scientists. Wilson, now a professor and associate chair of UTA’s mechanical and aerospace engineering department, remembers her as a hardworking student who went by KC to friends. “As long as I teach, you deal with a lot of students … some of them you stay in touch with, and some of them you never hear from again,” Wilson said. “She was one that we stayed in touch with, and I was always glad that we were able to do that.” ‘She ... had a real desire to make something of herself’ Chawla was born in Karnal, India, in 1962. She watched planes soar through the air at the local flying club with her father, sparking her interest in the sky...

Kalpana Chawla Born July 1, 1961 Karnal, India Died February 1, 2003 In Columbia explosion upon return to Earth Astronaut and aeronautical engineer "You're floating [in space]…. Earth is very beautiful. I wish everyone could see it." K alpana Chawla was the first female astronaut from India. To pursue her dream of flying airplanes and becoming an aerospace engineer, she studied physics, chemistry, and math in high school and excelled at an engineering college in India. She then took on advanced studies in the Columbia, which broke up sixteen minutes before it was scheduled to land on February 1, 2003. Chawla and her six fellow astronauts were killed. Stargazer and trailblazer Kalpana Chawla was born on July 1, 1961, in Karnal, India, in the farming state of Haryana, 75 miles from Time magazine, "but out came Kalpana, who has achieved more than a boy could." Chawla was captivated by airplanes early in her life. She and her brother Sanjay would watch planes as they flew to and from a local flight school. Throughout her school years, Chawla created projects and wrote papers about stars, planets, and outer space. She decided she wanted to be an aerospace engineer when she was twelve and began focusing on science courses. At Tagore Bal Niketan Secondary School, she specialized in physics, chemistry, and math and also took language courses. When she learned about one of India's first mail-delivery pilots and saw a display of some of his equipment and the planes he flew, Chawla b...

By Sibu Tripathi: It was all going as per plan and seven astronauts were on their way home after spending 15 days in the vacuum of space, living and working in zero gravity. The ordinary morning at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on February 1, 2003 was all about returning the space shuttle to Earth and ensuring it landed on the runway smoothly. Until tragedy struck. Nasa's Entry Flight Director LeRoy Cain had given the final green light to Shuttle commander Rick Husband to initiate deorbit and reentry procedures as STS-107 began its descent, marking the beginning of the end of Columbia's 28th mission to space. The spacecraft had seven souls onboard, including India's Kalpana Chawala a.k.a KC to her crewmates. What happened during Columbia's last mission? Following the initiation of the reentry procedure, telemetry indicated that the hydraulic fluid temperatures went off-scale low and there was nothing that could explain the fault, while all the other hydraulic system indications were good. This was followed by a sudden loss in tire pressure on the left side, which meant the shuttle could not land without the proper tire pressure. According to Space Safety Magazine, with every passing second more and more sensors began to show malfunction and then the shuttle lost all communications. Houston failed to reestablish comms with the radar also failing to locate the shuttle. The disaster had already struck and reports from Texas about people spotting fireballs in the ...

Indian born American astronaut Kalpana Chawla was on the Columbia space shuttle on February 1, 2003 which met with a fatal accident. Rick Husband, William C. McCool, Michael P. Anderson, David M. Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon were also killed on the mission. This was Kalpana Chawla’s second mission to space. On February 1, 2003 was killed in the Columbia shuttle disaster Indian born American astronaut Kalpana Chawla was on the Columbia space shuttle on February 1, 2003 which met with a fatal accident. Rick Husband, William C. McCool, Michael P. Anderson, David M. Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon were also killed on the mission. This was Kalpana Chawla’s second mission to space. She was born in Karnal, Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana on March 17, 1962. She did her schooling from Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secondary School, Karnal. She earned a Bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College. In 1984 she received a Master degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. She also had a PhD in aerospace engineering. Her first space mission was in 1997 On November 19, 1997 Kalpana went for her first space mission. She was a part of a six-astronaut crew in the Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87. She was the first Indian origin woman to go to space In 1997 when Kalpana embarked on her first space mission she not just fulfilled her childhood dream, she set a milestone and broke a record. With th...

Kalpana Chawla Born July 1, 1961 Karnal, India Died February 1, 2003 In Columbia explosion upon return to Earth Astronaut and aeronautical engineer "You're floating [in space]…. Earth is very beautiful. I wish everyone could see it." K alpana Chawla was the first female astronaut from India. To pursue her dream of flying airplanes and becoming an aerospace engineer, she studied physics, chemistry, and math in high school and excelled at an engineering college in India. She then took on advanced studies in the Columbia, which broke up sixteen minutes before it was scheduled to land on February 1, 2003. Chawla and her six fellow astronauts were killed. Stargazer and trailblazer Kalpana Chawla was born on July 1, 1961, in Karnal, India, in the farming state of Haryana, 75 miles from Time magazine, "but out came Kalpana, who has achieved more than a boy could." Chawla was captivated by airplanes early in her life. She and her brother Sanjay would watch planes as they flew to and from a local flight school. Throughout her school years, Chawla created projects and wrote papers about stars, planets, and outer space. She decided she wanted to be an aerospace engineer when she was twelve and began focusing on science courses. At Tagore Bal Niketan Secondary School, she specialized in physics, chemistry, and math and also took language courses. When she learned about one of India's first mail-delivery pilots and saw a display of some of his equipment and the planes he flew, Chawla b...

By Sibu Tripathi: It was all going as per plan and seven astronauts were on their way home after spending 15 days in the vacuum of space, living and working in zero gravity. The ordinary morning at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on February 1, 2003 was all about returning the space shuttle to Earth and ensuring it landed on the runway smoothly. Until tragedy struck. Nasa's Entry Flight Director LeRoy Cain had given the final green light to Shuttle commander Rick Husband to initiate deorbit and reentry procedures as STS-107 began its descent, marking the beginning of the end of Columbia's 28th mission to space. The spacecraft had seven souls onboard, including India's Kalpana Chawala a.k.a KC to her crewmates. What happened during Columbia's last mission? Following the initiation of the reentry procedure, telemetry indicated that the hydraulic fluid temperatures went off-scale low and there was nothing that could explain the fault, while all the other hydraulic system indications were good. This was followed by a sudden loss in tire pressure on the left side, which meant the shuttle could not land without the proper tire pressure. According to Space Safety Magazine, with every passing second more and more sensors began to show malfunction and then the shuttle lost all communications. Houston failed to reestablish comms with the radar also failing to locate the shuttle. The disaster had already struck and reports from Texas about people spotting fireballs in the ...

Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, an alumna of the University of Texas at Arlington, was one of the seven astronauts on the space shuttle Columbia, which broke apart in flames over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003, killing all the astronauts on board just 16 minutes before they were supposed to land in Florida. (AP Photo/NASA, File) (Anonymous / AP) Twenty years after NASA’s Columbia space shuttle exploded over Texas, the University of Texas at Arlington continues to honor the legacy of one of its prominent alumni. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-born woman to go to space in 1997. She graduated from UTA in 1984 with a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, and spent hot summers working on her thesis research in an old aerodynamics lab with advisor Don Wilson. Chawla is remembered as a trailblazer and an inspiration to aspiring Indian and Indian-American scientists. Wilson, now a professor and associate chair of UTA’s mechanical and aerospace engineering department, remembers her as a hardworking student who went by KC to friends. “As long as I teach, you deal with a lot of students … some of them you stay in touch with, and some of them you never hear from again,” Wilson said. “She was one that we stayed in touch with, and I was always glad that we were able to do that.” ‘She ... had a real desire to make something of herself’ Chawla was born in Karnal, India, in 1962. She watched planes soar through the air at the local flying club with her father, sparking her interest in the sky...

United States Astronaut. A colonel in the United States Air Force, he was selected as an astronaut in 1994, and served as flight commander on the Space Shuttle Columbia. On February 1, 2003 NASA lost all communication and radar contact with the shuttle just minutes before its 9:16 a.m. scheduled landing time. A short time later, it was confirmed that the Columbia had exploded over eastern Texas, and that there were no survivors. Members of the Columbia crew had completed more than 80 scientific experiments during their 16-day mission in space. In addition to Husband, the crew comprised Pilot William McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist David Brown, Mission Specialist Laurel Clark, and Israeli Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon. United States Astronaut. A colonel in the United States Air Force, he was selected as an astronaut in 1994, and served as flight commander on the Space Shuttle Columbia. On February 1, 2003 NASA lost all communication and radar contact with the shuttle just minutes before its 9:16 a.m. scheduled landing time. A short time later, it was confirmed that the Columbia had exploded over eastern Texas, and that there were no survivors. Members of the Columbia crew had completed more than 80 scientific experiments during their 16-day mission in space. In addition to Husband, the crew comprised Pilot William McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialis...