At 9:12 AM in Texas, the pieces of this spaceship were falling from the sky. By then, NASA had realized that something disastrous had happened. A few hours later, President George Bush addressed the country.
“My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. the Columbia is lost. There are no survivors.” – President George Bush
All seven astronauts were killed and one of them was a 40-year-old Indian-born American, Kalpana Chawla. A woman whose story became an inspiration for the whole country.
