R. Aravamudan
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Born | Madras, British Raj | 7 October 1936
Died | 4 August 2021 | (aged 84)
Occupation(s) | Space scientist and engineer |
Ramabhadran Aravamudan (7 October 1936 – 4 August 2021)[1] was an Indian space scientist and engineer who was associated with the Indian space programme from its initial days in 1962.[2] Through his career he served as the director of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, and the ISRO Satellite centre. He was a recipient of the 2009 Aryabhata Award from the Astronautical Society of India.
Early life
Aravamudan was born into a middle-class family in
Career
Aravamudan started his career with the
In the early 1970s, he served as the director of Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.[6] In the 1980s, he became the associate director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. In 1989, he took over as the director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre and in 1994, he moved to Bangalore as the director of ISRO Satellite Centre.[4] He retired from ISRO in 1997.[4]
Aravamudan was a recipient of the
Personal life
Aravamudan was married to Gita Aravamudan, a journalist. The couple had two sons.[4]
Aravamudan died on 4 August 2021, at his house in Bangalore. He was aged 84.[4] He had been diagnosed with kidney failure a year earlier.[4]
Books
- ISBN 978-9-3526-4363-9
Awards
- The Aryabhata Award from The Astronautical Society of India (2009)[7]
- Outstanding Achievement Award of ISRO (2010)[6]
References
- ^ R. Aravamudan, one of ISRO's early pioneers, no more
- ^ "Space.india: 40 years of Indian Space Programme" (PDF). ISRO. October–December 2003.
- ^ a b "How India's Late President Learned About Rocket Science With NASA". Time. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "R. Aravamudan, one of ISRO's early pioneers and tracking and telemetry expert, no more". Wio News. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "ISRO: A look at the history of India's space agency by one of its first rocket scientists". Firstpost. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Sri. R. Aravamudan". isac.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Sri. R. Aravamudan". ursc.gov.in. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Amid Chandrayaan 2 mission, a reminder of how ISRO grappled with setbacks to create success stories". Firstpost. Retrieved 30 October 2019.