Kalpana One

Here’s a little introduction to the Kalpana One space settlement, followed by a rotation and fly-past. Kalpana One is a modern space-settlement design conceived in the mid-2000’s by Al Globus, Nitin Arora, Ankur Bajoria and Joe Straut. Kalpana was named in honour of Dr Kalpana Chawla, India’s first female astronaut and one of the seven crew members who perished in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. Kalpana refines and improves upon earlier designs from the 1970