H. G. S. Murthy

Holenarasipura Govindrao Srinivasa Murthy was an IOFS officer and a space scientist.[1] He was known as one of the "Seven Pioneers of the Indian Space Programme".[2][3]<He served at the Machine Tool Prototype Factory (MTPF), Ambernath, and as the first Director of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS), and the Space Science & Technology Centre, now known as the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[4][5][6][7][8][9] He was awarded Padma Shri in 1969 by the Government of India.[10][11] He interviewed and recruited A. P. J. Abdul Kalam into ISRO.[12]

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  8. Murthy, H. G. S. (11 July 1970). "Space Programme in India". In Partel, G. A. (ed.). Space Engineering. Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Vol. 15. Springer Netherlands. pp. 645–649. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-7551-7_44. ISBN 978-94-011-7553-1 – via Springer Link.
  9. "ISRO rising". Frontline. 23 January 2015.
  10. "The Gazette of India No. 221" (PDF). 26 January 1968. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  11. "MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Public Section) Padma Awards Directory (1954-2017)" (PDF). India Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  12. Pawar, Ashwini (29 July 2015). "I'm proud that I recommended him for ISRO: EV Chitnis". DNA India.


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