ARLINGTON, Texas–University of Texas at Arlington alumna and former astronaut Kalpana Chawla has been honored by two different versions of Star Trek.
In this audio story, UTA News faculty adviser Lance Liguez explores how the science fiction staple paid homage to Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin to fly in space and who died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas when the shuttle re-entered the earth’s atmosphere Feb. 1, 2003.
