M. R. Kurup
M. R. Kurup | |
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Born | rocket propulsion technology |
Parent | C. N. Madhavan Pillai |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Madhavan Pillai Ramakrishna Kurup was an Indian rocket scientist and the founder of the first solid rocket propellant plant in India at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.[1] He is known to have contributed to the successful launching of the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) as the director of the VSSC centre in Thiruvananthapuram.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990.[3]
Biography
Kurup was born in
A. E. Muthunayagam and Udupi Ramachandra Rao among others.[6] He was the Design Project Leader of the second stage[7] and was closely associated with the project till the launch of the vehicle on 10 August 1979.[8] Later, he moved to Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh,[8] established a similar plant in the 1970s and superannuated from service as the director of the SHAR centre.[1]
The Government of India included him in the 1990
Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of the Padma Shri.[3] The Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing has instituted an annual lecture, the M. R. Kurup Memorial Lecture, in his honour.[1]
See also
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- Vasant Gowarikar
- A.E. Muthunayagam
- Vikram Sarabhai
- Udupi Ramachandra Rao
References
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