Updated Mar 10, 2021 | 09:16 IST
Google has honoured India s Satellite Man Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao on his 89th birth anniversary with a doodle. He became the first Indian inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame in 2013. Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Google is celebrating the 89th birth anniversary of Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao with a doodle. Rao who is remembered as India s Satellite Man was an Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Professor Rao was born in a remote village of Karnataka on March 10 in 1932. He began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist and protégé of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, a scientist widely regarded as the father of India’s space program. Rao worked as a professor in the US and conducted experiments on NASA’s Pioneer and Explorer space probes after completing his doctorate.
Google Doodle honours India’s Satellite Man Udupi Ramachandra Rao on 89th birthday
Google Doodle honours India’s Satellite Man Udupi Ramachandra Rao on 89th birthday
Google Doodle celebrated the 89th birth anniversary of Udupi Ramachandra Rao, also known as India’s Satellite Man today. He supervised the 1975 launch of India s first satellite, Aryabhata.
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Google Doodle celebrates Udupi Ramachandra Rao s 89th birthday
Google celebrated the 89th birth anniversary of Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao today with an animated Doodle.
WHO WAS UDUPI RAMACHANDRA RAO?
Remembered by many as India s Satellite Man, Professor Rao died in July 2017. He was an Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).
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