T. K. Alex
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Nationality | Indian Space Research Organisation |
Education
Alex from Kerala studied at the SRVLP school, Azhoor, Pathanamthitta, and his high school studies were at the Catholicate High School. This was followed by the pre-university course at the
Contributions to ISRO/India
Alex has contributed to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by establishing the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems in Bangalore. Alex was the project director of the remote sensing experiment on board the Indo-soviet manned mission in which the first Indian astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, squadron leader, flew aboard Soyuz T-11, launched on 3 April 1984.[citation needed] He contributed to India to the first Indian Moon mission, Chandrayaan-1 in 2008. He provided guidance to the inter-planetary mission, Mars Orbiter mission, Mangalyaan.[citation needed]
Awards and recognition
Alex was awarded the
References
- ^ a b ISRO (30 May 2008). "Press Release". Indian Space Research Organisation. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ Astronautical Society of India, 2002 ASI Award winner Biography
- ^ PIB (26 January 2007). "Padma Awards for 2007 announced". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. Retrieved 6 June 2013.