SCIENCE IN THE SKIES
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ENCOMPASSES AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SCIENCE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING AND CONSISTENTLY DYNAMIC TECHNICAL FIELDS TODAY
“Washington, February 2, 2003: US space shuttle Columbia disintegrated shortly before landing on Saturday morning, killing the seven crew members on board, including Indian-American Kalpana Chawla,” – headlines that made it to newspapers all over the world breaking the hearts of millions. But, the tragedy failed to deter thousands of young Indians for whom Kalpana was already a role-model. Space, including the moon and the stars, fascinate many in their childhood, many dream of going to the moon someday, however most of these dreams get grounded as reality strikes. But, Kalpana knew how to turn dreams into reality. She took up aerospace engineering as her area of academic expertise.
