U.R. Rao, Pioneer of India’s Space Program, Dies at 85 by AMISHA PADNANI

By AMISHA PADNANI

Mr. Rao helped India propel its first satellites into space, providing television signals and weather forecasting data to the most rural parts of the country.

Published: August 11, 2017 at 02:54PM

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