Question

collect information about the space mission undertaken by sunitawilliams or Kalpana chawla

Answer 1

On December 9, 2006, Williams flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery on the STS-116 mission to the ISS, where she was a flight engineer for Expeditions 14 and 15. ... She was the second American astronaut of Indian heritage to go into space, afterKalpana Chawla, who died in the Columbia disaster.

Answer 2

Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was an American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.[2][3] She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.[4] Chawla was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor,[5] and several streets, universities and institutions have been named in her honor.[6][7][8]

Kalpana Chawla
Kalpana Chawla, NASA photo portrait in orange suit.jpg
Born
March 17, 1962
Karnal, East Punjab, India
(now in Haryana, India)
Died
February 1, 2003 (aged 40)
Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
Punjab Engineering College
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Colorado at Boulder
Time in space
31d 14h 54min[1]
Selection
1994 NASA Group
Missions
STS-87, STS-107
Mission insignia
Sts-87-patch.svg STS-107 Flight Insignia.svg
Awards
Congressional Space Medal of Honor