This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re highlighting people whose contributions have often been overlooked. Tonight, we explore the legacy of Kalpana Chawla, the first American ...

“This image is a fitting tribute to Dr. Chawla’s passion for exploration. Hosting it on the lunar surface is a reminder of her legacy and an inspiration to future generations.” ” — Madhu Thangavelu, ...

Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born woman who became the first Indian American astronaut and the first Indian woman in space. Unfortunately she was among the seven crew members who perished on the Space ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (CBS11) - Fifteen years ago today, the space shuttle Columbia exploded over Texas. All seven astronauts on board were killed, including one with ties to North Texas. Kalpana Chawla ...

NASA will dedicate a new supercomputer this week to honor the memory of astronaut Kalpana “KC” Chawla, one of the seven crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, lost Feb. 1, 2003. The ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Dr. Kalpana Chawla died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated 16 minutes before it was supposed to land on Feb. 1, 2003, exactly 17 years ago this weekend. Chawla was the ...

A world away, she is a national hero, saluted in tearful newspaper tributes as “India’s Space Girl.” In Arlington, “K.C.” Chawla is remembered as a courageous explorer and a determined young graduate ...

Kalpana Chawla, born in northern India, achieved notoriety by becoming both the first Indian-American astronaut and first Indian woman in space. Her connections to Texas include a degree in aerospace ...

After the much awaited return of the two stranded astronauts, Sunita Williams & Butch Wimlore, India remembers the brave Kalpana Chawla made the nation proud at global platform and inspired women of ...

Jared Leidich (MechEngr'09) brought a high-flying man safely down to Earth. But the trajectory of his career seems to go only upward. The 2009 College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Mechanical ...

Being part of SSP was unlike anything I have experienced before! This mindset is something I will carry forward and apply to every project I work on in the future.” — Simran Mardhani, Dr. Kalpan ...