In January 1998, she was assigned as crew representative for shuttle ... and Habitability section. She flew on STS-87 Columbia (1997) and STS-107 Columbia (2003), logging 30 days, 14 hours and ...

In 2003, Kalpana boarded Columbia for the STS-107 mission, logging a total of 30 days, 14 hours, and 54 minutes in space across her two missions. She had once told her family that she wanted to die in ...

February 1, 2003 – The Columbia breaks up upon reentry during mission STS-107, killing all seven crew members. It is the second loss of a shuttle in 113 shuttle flights. October 15, 2003 ...

Her second mission, STS-107 in 2003, was also on Columbia and involved ... The accident occurred just 16 minutes before landing, killing all seven crew members, including Ms Chawla.

STS-107 in 2003, aimed to conduct groundbreaking scientific experiments. However, tragedy struck on February 1, when the shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, just 16 minutes ...

The Crew Dragon capsule carrying the four astronauts undocked ... the space shuttle that was to bring her back along with six others after a 15-day stint in space. STS-107 was Chawla's second mission, ...

Exploration has never been a safe occupation. For every significant discovery, there has been sacrifice by those seeking out ...