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In Photos: A Look at Kalpana Chawla s Journey to Space that Claimed Her Life on this Day in 2003
Kalpana Chawla was a member of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia which disintegrated and went up in flames over Texas minutes before it was to land in Florida. Buzz | News18.com | February 1, 2021, 12:15 pm
1/ 12 Undated file picture shows Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon (2nd R) poses with other NASA astronauts of STS-107 shuttle received by e-mail by Ramon s brother Gilad Ramon. STS-107 Payload Specialist Ramon was a member of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia which disintegrated in flames over Texas minutes before it was to land in Florida. From L to R, Michael Anderson, William McCool, Rick Husband, David Brown, Laurel Clark, Ramon and Kalpana Chawla. AFP PHOTO/HO +++ISRAEL OUT+++
PHOTOS: 18 years since the tragic Columbia Space Shuttle disaster
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18 years since Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
On February 1st, 2003, seven astronauts lost their lives as the Columbia Space Shuttle broke up during reentry.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On February 1st, 2003, seven astronauts lost their lives as the Columbia Space Shuttle broke up during re-entry.
The seven astronauts on board were Rick D. Husband, Kalpana Chawla, William C. McCool, David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark, and Michael P. Anderson, and Ilan Ramon. They spent 16 days in space doing science experiments and research.
The Columbia Shuttle was said to be the second time the space agency lost a vehicle in a catastrophic accident. Prior to this was the Challenger tragedy in 1986.