R. Aravamudan | |
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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.