Homi Bhabha To APJ Abdul Kalam: Pioneers Of India's Rocket And Aerospace Research
Popular web series Rocket Boys brings to life the achievements of the scientific community of India. The Sony LIV series features the contribution of Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai whose works greatly contributed to the development of Indias space and nuclear projects.
Popular web series 'Rocket Boys' brings to life the achievements of the scientific community of India that aided in the launch of India's atomic and space programmes. The Sony LIV series features the contribution of Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, whose works greatly contributed to the development and progress of India's space and nuclear projects.
Dr Vikram Sarabhai is the Indian physicist behind 'The Indian Space Research Organisation' (ISRO), which is the national space agency of India. While there have been many who have contributed to make India's space program a success, let's take a look at some of the key players who made their mark in space.
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APJ Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an aerospace scientist and the 11th president of India. As a... Read More
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an aerospace scientist and the 11th president of India. As a researcher, Kalam worked under the leadership of Vikram Sarabhai and later on joined ¡®Defence Research and Development Service.
In the year 1969, Kalam joined the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and was the project manager during the launch of vehicle (SLV-III). Under his guidance, SLV-III successful launched the Rohini¡¯ satellite in 1980.
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Homi J. Bhabha
Known as the Father of Nuclear Research in India, Homi Jehangir Bhabha was an Indian nuclear physici... Read More
Known as the Father of Nuclear Research in India, Homi Jehangir Bhabha was an Indian nuclear physicist and the founding director of physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). He played a key role in developing the nuclear weapons in India.
He was also the the founding director of the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) that has now been renamed to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in his honour.
For his work and contribution to the field of nuclear science and physics, Bhabha was awarded the Padma Bhushan and was also nominated for Nobel Prize for Physics.
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Vikram Sarabhai
Known as the Father of the Indian Space Program, Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and... Read More
Known as the Father of the Indian Space Program, Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and astronomer who helped develop the nuclear power in India. He also was the mind behind the development of the Indian satellite, following which Aryabhata, the first Indian satellite, was put in orbit from a Russian cosmodrome.
He founded The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) and greatly contributed to the formation of Indian Space Programme and his efforts led to the creation of Indian Space Research Organisation.
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Satish Dhawan
Satish Dhawan played a key role in building India's space programme. A mathematician and aerospace e... Read More
Satish Dhawan played a key role in building India's space programme. A mathematician and aerospace engineer, he is regarded as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India. His work and efforts led to the development of the first supersonic wind tunnel in India at IISc. In 1972, he became the third chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and greatly contributed to the success of INSAT, telecommunications satellite; IRS and among others.
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Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Udupi Ramachandra Rao was a renowned Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Researc... Read More
Udupi Ramachandra Rao was a renowned Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Also known as the 'The Satellite Man of India", Rao's contribution helped in the launch of India's first satellite Aryabhata in 1975. Rao is also credited for the development of rocket technology Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). In 2013, Rao became the first Indian to be inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame.
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Kailasavadivoo Sivan
Kailasavadivoo Sivan or also known as K Sivan is an Indian space scientist who has greately contribu... Read More
Kailasavadivoo Sivan or also known as K Sivan is an Indian space scientist who has greately contributed to the space programme of India. He joined ISRO in 1982 and later became the chairman of ISRO in 2018. Under his guidance, India witnessed its very own navigation navigation satellite system NavIC, after ISRO introduced Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) to smartphones. Under his leadership, India also launched the Chandrayaan 2, the second mission to the moon on 22 July 2019.
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Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan succeeded Udupi Ramachandra Rao and served at the Chairman of the Indian ... Read More
Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan succeeded Udupi Ramachandra Rao and served at the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation from 1994 to 2003. During his tenure, he closely monitored the development of new generation spacecraft, the Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2), the Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS-1A and 1B). His also played a key role as the Project Director during India's first two experimental earth observation satellites, Bhaskara-I and II. For his work, he was awarded the Padma Shri (1982), Padma Bhushan (1992) and Padma Vibhushan (2000).
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