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Indians were perhaps introduced to the dangers associated with space missions when Kalpana Chawla – the first woman astronaut of Indian-origin in space— died in a space-shuttle crash in 2003. Popular Hollywood films like Alfonso Cuarón's 'Gravity' and Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' also added to the effect. Even though technological advancements have made space missions comparatively safer, yet serious accidents do occur -- as of today 18 astronauts have lost their lives in space expeditions. First incident: April 24, 1967 - Vladimir Komarov Vladimir Komarov, a Russian cosmonaut, died during his second flight, onboard Soyuz 1, 24 April 1967, when the spacecraft crashed during its return to Earth. He was the first confirmed human casualty in a space mission. According to space.com, Komarov's parachute allegedly malfunctioned and his final communications reportedly revealed that he 'cried in rage' at the engineers whom he blamed for the faulty spacecraft. The book 'Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin' claims that Perry Fellwock, a US National Security analyst, had intercepted Komarov's final conversations with ground control officers. According to the book, just before the impact, the then Soviet premier Alexey Kosygin is heard crying and telling Komarov that his country was proud of him. The book also claims that Yuri Gagarin was Komarov's replacement in case he backed out of the mission. Komarov accepted the mission to save his friend even though he kn...

Columbia space shuttle Commander Rick Husband waves as he and (from L-R) mission specialist Kalpana Chawla, Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, Shuttle pilot William McCool, Mission Specialist Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Laurel Clark, and mission specialist David Brown leave the crew quarters on their way to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida 16 January 2003. (File Photo | AFP) 3 / 16 This October 2001 NASA photo shows the seven STS-107 crew members posing for the traditional crew portrait. Seated in front are astronauts Rick D. Husband (L), mission commander; Kalpana Chawla, (C) mission specialist; and William C. McCool, pilot. Standing are (From L) astronauts David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark, and Michael P. Anderson, all mission specialists; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist representing the Israeli Space Agency. (File Photo | AFP) 4 / 16 Four of the US space shuttle Columbia's six international crewmembers 05 December (L to R) Japanese Takao Doi, Indian born Kalpana Chawla, US Commander Kevin Kregel, and Ukrainian Leonid Kadenyuk wave to photographers upon leaving the Columbia. The Columbia and crew are returning from space upon completing a 15-day 16 hour science mission. (File Photo | AFP) 5 / 16 Undated file picture shows Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon (2nd R) poses with other NASA astronauts of STS-107 shuttle received by e-mail by Ramon's brother Gilad Ramon. STS-107 Payload Specialist Ramon was a member of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia...

Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-American astronaut to go to space. She flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 to cross horizons and fly into the space. Her life is an inspiration to women all over the globe. She was just an ordinary girl, who, with her extraordinary courage and work, became a source of encouragement to women all over the world to follow their dreams and work hard to succeed. Today, on her birthday, let’s remember her with all our hearts. Here is the epic life story of Kalpana Chawla, which we all need to know. Kalpana was born on 17th March, 1962, in a small town of Karnal in Haryana. She was born to an average Indian middle class family.She grew up in a typical male dominant society, where boys were given all the freedom and girls weren’t even allowed to work. Her mother was quite supportive and liberal, and she encouraged Kalpana to do something great. She did her schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan School in Karnal. She completed her B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh in 1982. She obtained an Msc. degree Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. She wanted to get into NASA. She went on to get a second degree in 1986, and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering in 1988. In 1998 she began workinh with NASA Ames Research Center. In 1983, Kalpna got married to Jean-Parrie Harrison, who was a flying instructor and an aviation author. They led a happily married life, while she started working hard...

This set of NFTs were released on BeyondLife.club today. “India’s NFT space is growing at a massive speed and we are witnessing an increased adoption among users. It is indeed a proud moment for us to have been launching Kalpana Chawla’s inspirational quotes and pictures in the form of NFTs on our platform. We are glad that through us and with the help of Jean-Pierre Harrison, we will be able to connect and touch the lives of her million fans," added Ramkumar Subramaniam, Co-founder & CEO of GuardianLink.

Indians were perhaps introduced to the dangers associated with space missions when Kalpana Chawla – the first woman astronaut of Indian-origin in space— died in a space-shuttle crash in 2003. Popular Hollywood films like Alfonso Cuarón's 'Gravity' and Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' also added to the effect. Even though technological advancements have made space missions comparatively safer, yet serious accidents do occur -- as of today 18 astronauts have lost their lives in space expeditions. First incident: April 24, 1967 - Vladimir Komarov Vladimir Komarov, a Russian cosmonaut, died during his second flight, onboard Soyuz 1, 24 April 1967, when the spacecraft crashed during its return to Earth. He was the first confirmed human casualty in a space mission. According to space.com, Komarov's parachute allegedly malfunctioned and his final communications reportedly revealed that he 'cried in rage' at the engineers whom he blamed for the faulty spacecraft. The book 'Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin' claims that Perry Fellwock, a US National Security analyst, had intercepted Komarov's final conversations with ground control officers. According to the book, just before the impact, the then Soviet premier Alexey Kosygin is heard crying and telling Komarov that his country was proud of him. The book also claims that Yuri Gagarin was Komarov's replacement in case he backed out of the mission. Komarov accepted the mission to save his friend even though he kn...

This set of NFTs were released on BeyondLife.club today. “India’s NFT space is growing at a massive speed and we are witnessing an increased adoption among users. It is indeed a proud moment for us to have been launching Kalpana Chawla’s inspirational quotes and pictures in the form of NFTs on our platform. We are glad that through us and with the help of Jean-Pierre Harrison, we will be able to connect and touch the lives of her million fans," added Ramkumar Subramaniam, Co-founder & CEO of GuardianLink.

Columbia space shuttle Commander Rick Husband waves as he and (from L-R) mission specialist Kalpana Chawla, Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, Shuttle pilot William McCool, Mission Specialist Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Laurel Clark, and mission specialist David Brown leave the crew quarters on their way to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida 16 January 2003. (File Photo | AFP) 3 / 16 This October 2001 NASA photo shows the seven STS-107 crew members posing for the traditional crew portrait. Seated in front are astronauts Rick D. Husband (L), mission commander; Kalpana Chawla, (C) mission specialist; and William C. McCool, pilot. Standing are (From L) astronauts David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark, and Michael P. Anderson, all mission specialists; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist representing the Israeli Space Agency. (File Photo | AFP) 4 / 16 Four of the US space shuttle Columbia's six international crewmembers 05 December (L to R) Japanese Takao Doi, Indian born Kalpana Chawla, US Commander Kevin Kregel, and Ukrainian Leonid Kadenyuk wave to photographers upon leaving the Columbia. The Columbia and crew are returning from space upon completing a 15-day 16 hour science mission. (File Photo | AFP) 5 / 16 Undated file picture shows Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon (2nd R) poses with other NASA astronauts of STS-107 shuttle received by e-mail by Ramon's brother Gilad Ramon. STS-107 Payload Specialist Ramon was a member of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia...

Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-American astronaut to go to space. She flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 to cross horizons and fly into the space. Her life is an inspiration to women all over the globe. She was just an ordinary girl, who, with her extraordinary courage and work, became a source of encouragement to women all over the world to follow their dreams and work hard to succeed. Today, on her birthday, let’s remember her with all our hearts. Here is the epic life story of Kalpana Chawla, which we all need to know. Kalpana was born on 17th March, 1962, in a small town of Karnal in Haryana. She was born to an average Indian middle class family.She grew up in a typical male dominant society, where boys were given all the freedom and girls weren’t even allowed to work. Her mother was quite supportive and liberal, and she encouraged Kalpana to do something great. She did her schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan School in Karnal. She completed her B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh in 1982. She obtained an Msc. degree Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. She wanted to get into NASA. She went on to get a second degree in 1986, and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering in 1988. In 1998 she began workinh with NASA Ames Research Center. In 1983, Kalpna got married to Jean-Parrie Harrison, who was a flying instructor and an aviation author. They led a happily married life, while she started working hard...

This set of NFTs were released on BeyondLife.club today. “India’s NFT space is growing at a massive speed and we are witnessing an increased adoption among users. It is indeed a proud moment for us to have been launching Kalpana Chawla’s inspirational quotes and pictures in the form of NFTs on our platform. We are glad that through us and with the help of Jean-Pierre Harrison, we will be able to connect and touch the lives of her million fans," added Ramkumar Subramaniam, Co-founder & CEO of GuardianLink.

Columbia space shuttle Commander Rick Husband waves as he and (from L-R) mission specialist Kalpana Chawla, Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, Shuttle pilot William McCool, Mission Specialist Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Laurel Clark, and mission specialist David Brown leave the crew quarters on their way to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida 16 January 2003. (File Photo | AFP) 3 / 16 This October 2001 NASA photo shows the seven STS-107 crew members posing for the traditional crew portrait. Seated in front are astronauts Rick D. Husband (L), mission commander; Kalpana Chawla, (C) mission specialist; and William C. McCool, pilot. Standing are (From L) astronauts David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark, and Michael P. Anderson, all mission specialists; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist representing the Israeli Space Agency. (File Photo | AFP) 4 / 16 Four of the US space shuttle Columbia's six international crewmembers 05 December (L to R) Japanese Takao Doi, Indian born Kalpana Chawla, US Commander Kevin Kregel, and Ukrainian Leonid Kadenyuk wave to photographers upon leaving the Columbia. The Columbia and crew are returning from space upon completing a 15-day 16 hour science mission. (File Photo | AFP) 5 / 16 Undated file picture shows Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon (2nd R) poses with other NASA astronauts of STS-107 shuttle received by e-mail by Ramon's brother Gilad Ramon. STS-107 Payload Specialist Ramon was a member of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia...