1. Kalpana was born in Karnal, Haryana
2. Columbia broke apart in flames over Texas on Saturday, February 1, 2003.
3. When Columbia was flying at a height of 200,000 feet at the speed of 20,000 km. per hour, it crashed.
4. Columbia blasted off from the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida
5. Columbia stayed in orbit for 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes.
6. There were seven members in the crew of Columbia.
7. The crew in the Columbia conducted two experiments in the space.
8. The full form of IST is Indian Standard Time.