Google Doodle features a sketch of Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao with a background of shooting stars.
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Google is celebrating the 89th birthday of renowned Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao today, remembered by many as India s Satellite Man. Professor Rao, who died in 2017, was an Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Born in a remote village of Karnataka on this day in 1932, Prof Rao began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist and protege of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, a scientist widely regarded as the father of India s space program. After completing his doctorate, Prof Rao brought his talents to the US, where he worked as a professor and conducted experiments on NASA s Pioneer and Explorer space probes, the description on Google Doodle s website reads.
Google doodle pays tribute to Udupi Ramachandra Rao – India’s Satellite Man
Google doodle features a sketch of Udupi Ramachandra Rao with a background of shooting stars and the planet Earth. He is also holding India’s first satellite the Aryabhata in his hand.
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India’s Satellite Man’ Udupi Ramachandra Rao by dedicating a Google doodle in his memory.
Rao, who passed away in 2017, was an Indian space scientist and the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
He was also the supervisor of the team which launched ‘Aryabhata’ India’s first satellite.
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Rao was born in a remote village in Karnataka on March 10, 1932. He started as a cosmic ray physicist. After completing his doctorate, Rao was a faculty member at MIT and an assistant professor at the University of Texas.
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He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1976
Google Doodle today celebrates the 89th birthday of Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao, under whose guidance, the first Indian satellite Aryabhata was launched in 1975. He helped design and launch over 18 satellites for advancing India’s communication, and meteorological services.
Scientist U.R. Rao. File Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy
He was the fourth Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) during its critical formative years between 1984 and 1994. He boosted the development of rocket technology leading to the successful launch of the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) and the operational Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
Updated Mar 10, 2021 | 09:16 IST
Google has honoured India s Satellite Man Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao on his 89th birth anniversary with a doodle. He became the first Indian inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame in 2013. Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Google is celebrating the 89th birth anniversary of Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao with a doodle. Rao who is remembered as India s Satellite Man was an Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Professor Rao was born in a remote village of Karnataka on March 10 in 1932. He began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist and protégé of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, a scientist widely regarded as the father of India’s space program. Rao worked as a professor in the US and conducted experiments on NASA’s Pioneer and Explorer space probes after completing his doctorate.