Flight record
2 flights on padside's record, flying from 1997 to 2003.
2Flights
31d 14hTime in space
Not recordedEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Kalpana Chawla was an American astronaut and the first female of Indian origin to go to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Chawla was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and several streets, universities and institutions have been named in her honor.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Flights
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-107January 16, 2003
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-87November 19, 1997
Born 1962-03-17 · died 2003-02-01