13-529: Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, commonly known as VASCSC , was established in the 1960s by the eminent space scientist, Vikram Sarabhai in Ahmedabad , Gujarat , India. The centre works towards popularising science and mathematics education among students, teachers and the public. Its mandate is to stimulate interest, encourage and expose the principles of science and scientific method and also to improve and find innovative methods of science education. It
26-678: A Russian rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The launch came from an agreement between India and the Soviet Union directed by UR Rao and signed in 1972. It allowed the USSR to use Indian ports for tracking ships and launching vessels in return for launching various different Indian satellites. On 19 April 1975,
39-468: A project for the fabrication and launch of an Indian satellite. As a result, the first Indian satellite, Aryabhata , was put in orbit in 1975 from a Russian cosmodrome . He was the founder of Indian Space Research Organisation . On 30 December 1971, Sarabhai was to review the SLV design before his departure for Bombay the same night. He had spoken to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on the telephone. Within an hour into
52-467: Is located opposite Gujarat University . VASCSC is open to all members of the community. Vikram Sarabhai Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped to develop nuclear power in India. Often regarded as the " Father of Indian space program ", Sarabhai was honored with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and
65-885: The Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA). Along with his wife Mrinalini Sarabhai , he founded the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts . Other projects and institutions initiated or established by him include the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) in Kalpakkam , Variable Energy Cyclotron Project in Calcutta , Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) in Hyderabad and Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) in Jaduguda, Jharkhand . Sarabhai started
78-648: The Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972. Vikram Sarabhai was born on 12 August 1919 in a Gujarati Jain family, in Ahmedabad , India. His father was Ambalal Sarabhai a major industrialist committed to the Indian independence movement . Vikram Sarabhai married the classical dancer Mrinalini in 1942. The couple had two children. His daughter Mallika gained prominence as an actress and activist, and his son Kartikeya too became an active person in science. He attended Gujarat College , Ahmedabad, but later moved to
91-590: The University of Cambridge , England, where he took his tripos in natural sciences in 1940. In 1945 he returned to Cambridge to pursue his PhD and wrote a thesis, "Cosmic Ray Investigations in Tropical Latitudes", in 1947. Known as the cradle of space sciences in India, the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) was founded in 1947 by Vikram Sarabhai. PRL had a modest beginning at his residence,
104-668: The "RETREAT", with research on cosmic rays . The institute was formally established at the M.G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad, on 11 November 1947 with support from the Karmkshetra Educational Foundation and the Ahmedabad Education Society . Kalpathi Ramakrishna Ramanathan was the first Director of the institute. The initial focus was research on cosmic rays and the properties of the upper atmosphere . Research areas were expanded to include theoretical physics and radio physics later with grants from
117-724: The Atomic Energy Commission. He led the Sarabhai family-owned business conglomerate. His interests varied from science to sports to statistics. He set up the Operations Research Group (ORG), the first market research organization in the country. Most notable among the many institutes he helped set up are the Nehru Foundation for Development in Ahmedabad , the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), and
130-562: The astronomer. It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar , a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by ISRO , and launched by the Soviet Union as a part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme which provided access to space for friendly states. It was launched by India on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar ,
143-614: The conversation, Sarabhai died of cardiac arrest at the age of 52 in Trivandrum (now Thiruvananthapuram ). His body was cremated in Ahmedabad . On 12 August 2019, Google 's Doodle for India commemorated Sarabhai's 100th birth anniversary. On 30 September 2020, ACK Media along with ISRO released a book namely, Vikram Sarabhai: Pioneering India's Space Programme . It was released in Amar Chitra Katha's digital platform and merchandise, ACK Comics . A 2022 web-series Rocket Boys
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#1732859083039156-538: The satellite's 96.46-minute orbit had an apogee of 619 kilometres (385 mi) and a perigee of 563 kilometres (350 mi), at an inclination of 50.7 degrees. It was built to conduct experiments in X-ray astronomy, aeronomics, and solar physics. The spacecraft was a 26-sided polyhedron 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) in diameter. All faces (except the top and bottom) were covered with solar cells. A power failure halted experiments after four days and 60 orbits, with all signals from
169-509: Was based on the fictionalized lives of Sarabhai and Homi J. Bhabha , played by Ishwak Singh and Jim Sarbh respectively In the 2022 film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect based on Nambi Narayanan 's life, Sarabhai was played by Rajit Kapur in the Hindi version and by Ravi Raghavendra in the Tamil version. Aryabhata (satellite) Aryabhata was India 's first satellite , named after
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