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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, physicist and astronomer, established Physical Research Laboratory (1919–1971 CE) K. S. Chandrasekharan, mathematician (1920–2017 CE) Satish Dhawan, aerospace engineer (1920–2002 CE) Siva Brata Bhattacherjee, X-ray crystallographer (1921–2003 CE) Vasudeva Krishnamurthy, algologist (1921–2014 CE)
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.
Plate 11 shows him with Vikram Sarabhai. Plate 12 shows an SLV-3 review meeting. Plate 13 shows the presentation of members of the SLV-3 team. Plate 14 is the first plate with a color photograph and shows Brahm Prakash inspecting SLV-3 in its final stage on integration, and plate 16 shows a colour photograph of SLV-3 on the launch pad.
As a member of the Indian Cabinet's Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, Bhabha played a key role in helping Vikram Sarabhai set up the Indian National Committee for Space Research. [33] The Homi Bhabha Fellowship Council has been giving Homi Bhabha Fellowships since 1967. [146]
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 ...
The Vikas (a portmanteau from initials of VIKram Ambalal Sarabhai [5] [6]) is a family of hypergolic liquid fuelled rocket engines conceptualized and designed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre in the 1970s.
English: One of several groups of Sarabhai sales representatives who were brought to Baroda for intensive training re: Squibb products being introduced into India. This was on Dec. 9, 1950.(Annotated by Nathan Hughes Hamilton)