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Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped to develop nuclear power in India. Often regarded as the " Father of Indian space program ", [ 2 ] Sarabhai was honored with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972.
Vikram Sarabhai was born on 12 August 1919 in Ahmedabad to Ambalal Sarabhai and his wife. His family, the Sarabhai family of India, were major industrialists committed to the Indian independence movement. [1]
It was EV Chitnis who helped Vikram Sarabhai choose location of Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, which was result of a location hunt done by Chitnis from 1961. [5] It was Chitnis who recommended induction of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam into Indian space program after getting impressed by his resume and recommendation from H.G.S. Murthy ...
300th Birth Anniversary of Vemana: 20 p 13 ... First Death Anniversary of Dr.Vikram Sarabhai: 20 p 17 30 December 1972 50th Anniversary of USSR: 20 p 1973.
[20] [21] He also served as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram and [22] Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. [23] He was associated with the PSLV project and was the project director of GSLV Mk III in 2010. In his tenure in 2023, India successfully launched Chandrayan-3 and successfully ...
Homi Jehangir Bhabha, FNI, [3] FASc, [1] FRS [4] (30 October 1909 – 24 January 1966) was an Indian nuclear physicist who is widely credited as the "father of the Indian nuclear programme".
The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] was established by India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru under the ...
Somanath served as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram and director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. [7] [8] Somanath is known for his contributions to launch vehicle design, particularly in the areas of launch vehicle systems engineering, structural design, structural dynamics, and pyrotechnics.