乌杜皮·拉马尚德拉·饶教授诞辰 89 周年

2021年3月10日 乌杜皮·拉马尚德拉·饶教授诞辰 89 周年

   今天的Doodle庆祝着名的印度教授和科学家Udupi Ramachandra Rao诞辰89周年，被许多人称为“印度的卫星人”。

   饶教授于1932年的这一天出生在一个偏远的卡纳塔克邦村庄，以宇宙射线物理学家的身份开始了他的职业生涯，他是被广泛认为是印度航天计划之父的科学家维克拉姆·萨拉巴伊（Vikram Sarabhai）博士的门徒。在获得博士学位之后，饶教授将他的才华带到了美国，在那里他担任教授，并在NASA的“先驱者”和“探索者”太空探测器上进行了实验。

   1966年回到印度后，饶教授在印度主要的太空科学机构物理研究实验室发起了一项广泛的高能天文学计划，然后在1972年率先领导了该国的卫星计划。在诸如贫困和粮食短缺之类的社会问题上，饶教授监督了1975年印度第一颗卫星“ Aryabhata”的发射，这是他研制的20多颗卫星之一，通过推进通信和气象服务使印度大部分农村地区发生了变化。

  从1984年到1994年，饶教授继续担任印度空间研究组织主席，将印度的太空计划推升至平流层。在这里，他开发了火箭技术，例如极地卫星运载火箭（PSLV），该运载火箭已发射了250颗以上的卫星。饶教授成为2013年第一个进入印度名人堂的印度人，同年PSLV发射了印度的第一个行星际任务“ Mangalyaan”，这是一颗今天在火星上运行的卫星。

  饶教授，生日快乐！您在整个银河系中不断感受到的恒星技术进步。

Today’s Doodle celebrates the 89th birthday of renowned Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao, remembered by many as “India’s Satellite Man.”
　

Born in a remote village of Karnataka on this day in 1932, Prof. Rao began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist and protégé of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, a scientist widely regarded as the father of India’s space program. After completing his doctorate, Prof. Rao brought his talents to the U.S., where he worked as a professor and conducted experiments on NASA’s Pioneer and Explorer space probes.
　

On his return to India in 1966, Prof. Rao initiated an extensive high energy astronomy program at the  Physical Research Laboratory, India’s premier institution for space sciences, before spearheading his country’s satellite program in 1972. Motivated by the practical applications of aerospace technology to solve societal problems such as poverty and food shortages, Prof. Rao supervised the 1975 launch of India’s first satellite—“Aryabhata”—one of over 20 satellites he developed that transformed much of rural India by advancing communication and meteorological services. 

From 1984 to 1994, Prof. Rao continued to propel his nation’s space program to stratospheric heights as chairman of India’s Space Research Organization. Here, he developed rocket technology such as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), which has launched over 250 satellites. Prof. Rao became the first Indian inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame in 2013, the same year that PSLV launched India’s first interplanetary mission—“Mangalyaan”—a satellite that orbits Mars today.
　

Happy Birthday, Prof. Rao! Your stellar technological advancements continue to be felt across the galaxy.

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