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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.
The Physical Research Laboratory was founded on 11 November 1947 [2] by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. The laboratory had a modest beginning at his residence, with research on cosmic rays . The institute was formally established at the M.G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad, with support from the Karmkshetra Educational Foundation and the Ahmedabad Education ...
An ISRO technician next to a working model of the solid-state television set, designed with NASA assistance, for use in SITE. Image courtesy NASA. Satellite Instructional Television Experiment or SITE was an experimental satellite communications project launched in India in 1975, designed jointly by NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
Indigenously developed flight computer 'Vikram' used for the first time. GSAT-12 launched. [73] 11 5 January 2014 GSLV Mk II: D5 Success Launch of GSLV with indigenously built cryogenic engine and carrying GSAT-14 satellite. [74] [75] [76] 12 18 December 2014 LVM 3: LVM3-X Success Sub-orbital development test flight. It carried the CARE module ...
The Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) is an experimental test vehicle for the Indian Space Research Organisation's future ISRO orbital vehicle called Gaganyaan. [1]
The Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Thiruvananthapuram is a research and development centre functioning under Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). [1] It has two units located at Valiamala, in Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala, and Bengaluru of Karnataka.
S. Unnikrishnan Nair was born to Sreedharan Nair, who was an employee at the Kottayam Survey Office, and Rajamma. [2]Nair received his B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mar Athanasius College of Engineering affiliated to Kerala University, ME in Aerospace Engineering from IISc, Bengaluru, [3] and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras, Chennai.
[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 ...