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Eknath Vasant Chitnis

Indian space scientist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Eknath Vasant Chitnis is an Indian space scientist and a former member secretary at the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR),[1] which evolved into the present-day Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[2] He is also a former director of the Space Applications Centre of ISRO and a former colleague of APJ Abdul Kalam, the erstwhile President of India.[3] The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 1985.[4]

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Chitnis helped Vikram Sarabhai choose the location of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, which was the result of a location hunt done by Chitnis in 1961.[5] Chitnis who recommended induction of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam into Indian space program after getting impressed by his resume and recommendation from H.G.S. Murthy (after interview by Murthy) by selecting him for the training under NASA.[6][7]

In 2008, Chitnis was unanimously selected as the Chairman of the Press Trust of India.[8]

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