UR Rao, first Indian to be inducted into IAF Hall of Fame

Q.  Which former ISRO Chairman was inducted into the 2016 IAF Hall of Fame?
- Published on 07 Oct 16

a. UR Rao
b. AR Rao
c. BR Rao
d. NR Rao

ANSWER: UR Rao
 
UR Rao, first Indian to be inducted into IAF Hall of FameFormer Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Udupi Ramachandra Rao,well known as U. R. Rao, was inducted into the 2016 IAF Hall of Fame on 30 Sept 2016 by the International Aeronautical Federation (IAF).
  • Rao became the first Indian to be inducted into IAF Hall of Fame.
  • Currently he is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad and chancellor of IIST at Thiruvananthapuram
  • He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1976
    He was also inducted into the International Astronautical Federation in Paris becoming the first Indian to do so. He is also the first from the nation to be inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame at Washington
  • IAF was founded in 1951 and has over 300 members from 66 countries across the globe
  • The hall of game honours personalities in the field of astronomy and science

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