Dr Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India.
10 Facts About Vikram Sarabhai
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Vikram Sarabhai was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1972.
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Vikram Sarabhai is internationally regarded as the Father of the Indian Space Program.
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Vikram Sarabhai was a close friend of Homi Jehangir Bhabha, considered the father of India's Nuclear program.
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Vikram Sarabhai attended Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, but later moved to the University of Cambridge, England, where he took his tripos in natural sciences in 1940.
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Vikram Sarabhai set up the Operations Research Group, the first market research organization in the country.
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Vikram Sarabhai started a project for the fabrication and launch of an Indian satellite.
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Vikram Sarabhai was the founder of Indian Space Research Organisation.
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On 30 December 1971, Vikram Sarabhai was to review the SLV design before his departure for Bombay the same night.
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On 30 September 2020, ACK Media along with ISRO released a book namely, Vikram Sarabhai: Pioneering India's Space Programme.