Kalpana Chawla: News
24 Jan 2022
LifestyleNational Girl Child Day: Women role models who inspire us
The National Girl Child Day is an initiative by the Ministry of Women and Child Development that is celebrated every year on January 24.
06 Oct 2020
International Space Station (ISS)International Space Station gets a new toilet, costs $23 million
A new space toilet has been delivered at the International Space Station (ISS).
01 Feb 2019
KarnalCelebrating Kalpana Chawla, 16 years after her death
Seven astronauts were killed today 16 years ago, after their space shuttle disintegrated on entering the Earth's atmosphere, 16 minutes away from landing. Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian-origin to space-travel, was one of them.
29 Jun 2018
MumbaiI'm flying in 'sick-aircraft': Mumbai plane crash victim told father
Maintenance engineer Surabhi Gupta, one of the five killed in Mumbai plane crash yesterday, had told her father over the phone that she was going to fly in a "sick aircraft".
01 May 2018
NASAAmerican hero Kalpana Chawla continues to inspire millions: President Trump
US President Donald Trump has hailed Indian-origin Kalpana Chawla as an American hero for devoting her life to Space Shuttle program and its various missions transporting cargo and crew to and from International Space Station.
17 Mar 2018
University of ColoradoCelebrating Kalpana Chawla on her 59th birth anniversary
Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian-origin to space-travel, was born today in Karnal, Haryana.
01 Feb 2018
AstronautsCelebrating Kalpana Chawla, 15 years after her death
Seven astronauts were killed today 15 years ago, after their space shuttle disintegrated on entering the Earth's atmosphere, 16 minutes away from landing. Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian-origin to space-travel, was one of them.
03 Jul 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra girl wins 1st Kalpana Chawla scholarship
Sonal Baberwal from Amaravati created history by becoming the first winner of Kalpana Chawla scholarship of the International Space University (ISU) in Ireland.
10 Jan 2017
Delhi PoliceWhat happened in the Capital today?
With the workers of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation still on strike, civic-employees of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation also started their strike today.
14 Jan 2016
IndiaIndia has largest diaspora population in the world
According to a survey conducted by the UN department of economic and social affairs (DESA), India has the largest diaspora population in the world, with 16 million Indians living abroad.
20 Jun 2015
Space News32 years ago, Sally Ride made history!
On 18 June 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel in space.
