Vikram Sarabhai's Birth Anniversary: Know About Father Of ISRO

Zee Media Bureau
Aug 12, 2024

About

He was born on August 12, 1919 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. His Father, Ambalal Sarabhai was an industrialist involved in Ahmedabad mill strike (1918).

Education

Studied at University of Cambridge. Later, he joined Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Contributions

He Set up Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (1963). Initiated SITE project (1975-1976). Launched India’s first satellite, Aryabhata (1975).

Development

Vikram Sarabhai Laid groundwork for the Fast Breeder Test Reactor(FBTR) project in Kalpakkam.

Institutes Established

PRL: Physical Research Laboratory and VSSC: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre are some of the institutes established.

Honours

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre named after him, Sarabhai Crater on the Moon, ISRO’s Chandrayaan lander named ‘Vikram’.

Awards

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (1962), Padma Bhushan (1966), Padma Vibhushan (1972) are some awards of Vikram Sarabhai.

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