Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 â February 1, 2003) was the first Indian-American astronaut and first Indian woman in space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator.
Sao Paulo: Brazilians have selected the name Fuleco for the three-banded armadillo mascot for the 2014 World Cup after a three-month voting process that was derided by fans as undemocratic. FIFA said on Sunday that more than 1.7 million people in Brazil took part in the controversial vote to select the name for the mascot.
Logo, Mascot for World Cup 2003 unveiled By G. Viswanath SOWETO, NOV. 1. SOWETO, the acronym for Southwest Townships, and more than a quarter century ago the hotbed of uprising by the black youth in Southern Africa was appropriately given the pride of place by South Africa's cricketing establishment on Thursday.