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Satish Dhawan, the 3rd chairman of ISRO after whom the Sriharikota space center is named, and the man who shaped the organization and it's process to what it is today.
Thread on him.
Thread on him.
While Vikram Sarabhai, is well known as the founder of ISRO, it was Satish Dhawan who actually built on that foundation, put down the processes and structure that would define it and was a major reason for it's success.
The father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India, one of the eminent researchers in the field of turbulence, was born on September 25, 1920 in Srinagar, and graduated from Lahore University with a rather unusual combination-BA (Maths), BE(Mech) and ME( Engg Litt).
Satish Dhawan, the 3rd chairman of ISRO after whom the Sriharikota space center is named, and the man who shaped the organization and it's process to what it is today.
Thread on his Jayanti today.
Thread on his Jayanti today.
While Vikram Sarabhai, is well known as the founder of ISRO, it was Satish Dhawan who actually built on that foundation, put down the processes and structure that would define it and was a major reason for it's success.
The father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India, one of the eminent researchers in the field of turbulence, was born on September 25, 1920 in Srinagar, and graduated from Lahore University with a rather unusual combination-BA (Maths), BE(Mech) and ME( Engg Litt).
#RocketryTheNambiEffect has MANY FIRSTS to its credit.
Making it, potentially, a late-but-not-least PIONEERING EFFORT in INDIAN CINEMA.
Putting them across in this THREAD and linked article.
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science.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2021/4/5…
Making it, potentially, a late-but-not-least PIONEERING EFFORT in INDIAN CINEMA.
Putting them across in this THREAD and linked article.
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science.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2021/4/5…
Given popular Indian cinema's repute for exploiting cinematic liberties, one wasn't expecting the moviemakers to research well?
But they did in this case. The movie therefore becomes a chronicle of India's post-independence struggle to reach where it is now.
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But they did in this case. The movie therefore becomes a chronicle of India's post-independence struggle to reach where it is now.
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The protagonist in the trailer is shown walking in a workshop wearing SEP apron.
SEP = Societe Europeenne de Propulsion, is a French engine manufacturer now known as SAFRAN.
ISRO-SAFRAN relations have been thickest, & epitome of #IndiaFrance strategic relations.
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SEP = Societe Europeenne de Propulsion, is a French engine manufacturer now known as SAFRAN.
ISRO-SAFRAN relations have been thickest, & epitome of #IndiaFrance strategic relations.
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#SatishDhawanCentenary
When Dr. Kalam was the Project Director of the SLV mission and Prof.Satish Dhawan was Chairman of ISRO, the first experimental launch of SLV-3 took place on August 10, 1979. However, despite efforts of the SLV team, the mission was a failure...
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When Dr. Kalam was the Project Director of the SLV mission and Prof.Satish Dhawan was Chairman of ISRO, the first experimental launch of SLV-3 took place on August 10, 1979. However, despite efforts of the SLV team, the mission was a failure...
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and worried about it Dr. Kalam was frightened to face the media. Prof.Satish Dhawan then took Dr.Kalam to the press meet and made him sit aside and he took the blame for the team's failure and said, "We failed!
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But I have a very good trust in my team that next time we will be succeeding for sure". Notably, he allowed Dr Kalam to conduct the press-conference next time when the mission succeeded. Prof. Satish Dhawan, the father of Experimental Fluid Dynamics Research in India,
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