Vikram Sarabhai's legacy.

 Vikram Sarabhai's legacy.

 Vikram Sarabhai full details

 Vikram Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and space scientist who is widely regarded as the father of the Indian space program. He was born on August 12, 1919, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, and passed away on December 30, 1971.

 Here are some of the key details about Vikram Sarabhai's life and work:

 Education:

 > Bachelor's degree in physics from Gujarat College, Ahmedabad

 > Doctorate in physics from the University of Cambridge, UK

 Career:

 > Founder of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, India

 > Established the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), which later became the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

 > Instrumental in the establishment of India's first satellite, Aryabhata, in 1975

 > Initiated and coordinated several other space-related projects, including the Rohini series of satellites and the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE)

 > Served as the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and the Indian Space Research Organization

 Honors and Awards:

 > Padma Bhushan in 1966

 > Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 1972

 > Numerous other awards and honors, including the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, the highest science award in India

 Legacy:

 > Vikram Sarabhai is widely regarded as the father of the Indian space program, and his contributions have been instrumental in making India a major player in the field of space research and exploration.

 > The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, is named after him.

 The Indian government has also established the Vikram Sarabhai National Institute of Technology in his honor.