Space pioneer & former ISRO chairman UR Rao passes away

  • | Monday | 24th July, 2017

Eminent space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Udupi Ramachandra Rao passed away in the wee hours on Monday. Born in Adamaru area of Karnataka`s Udupi district, Rao was involved in all ISRO missions till date in one capacity or the other.

Eminent space scientist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Udupi Ramachandra Rao passed away in the wee hours on Monday. Born in Adamaru area of Karnataka`s Udupi district, Rao was involved in all ISRO missions till date in one capacity or the other. Rao after assuming charge as chairman of the space commission and secretary, department of space in 1984, he accelerated the development of rocket technology which led to the successful launch of ASLV rocket and the operational PSLV launch vehicle, which can launch 2.0 ton class of satellites into polar orbit. Rao, was currently serving as the chairman of the governing council of the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad and the chancellor of the Indian Institute of science and technology in Thiruvananthapuram. Rao is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. He served as the chairman of ISRO for 10 years from 1984-1994.


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