The Indian born Kalpana Chawla was one of the seven astronauts died when space shuttle Columbia broke up upon reentry over Texas.Kalpana Chawla is the first woman of Indian descent to go to space.She first flew on space shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic operator.
A file photo shows Kalpana Chawla sitting Center with long hair, next to her classmates at Tagore Baal Niketan School, in Karnal.Chawla was a former student of the school which sponsors two girls to visit NASA each year.
The STS-107 crew members pose for their traditional in- flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module (RDM) aboard the space shuttle Columbia in space.The Space shuttle Columbia broke up on 1 February 2003.
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