“He never stopped contributing to space science,” Narasimha, a contemporary of Rao, said on Monday, adding that Rao’s passing was a big loss to the space community. He was part of review committees all the time and “never really left being part of ISRO”, Narasimha says of his contemporary. He also became the first Indian space scientist to be inducted into the “Satellite Hall of Fame” at Washington DC, USA in 2013. He was also the first Indian space scientist to be inducted into the “IAF Hall of Fame” at Guadalajara, Mexico. Rao’s demise brings down the curtains on one of the most glorious chapters of Indian space science.

Source: Mint July 24, 2017 07:18 UTC