Recalling the People's President: His Contributions to the Nation
A Spearhead Scientist
He stepped into the space club in July 1980 making a significant contribution as Project Director to work on India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III). The project was a success as SLV-III injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit. He led many projects in his life and treated each one of them as his last.
As a prominent scientist and chairman at Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) and Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, he led missions like Technology Vision 2020 and India Millennium Mission 2020 respectively with a view to make India a developed nation.
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