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Dr. Vikram Sarabhai founded the Physical Research Laboratory (1947) and led the creation of ISRO (1969). He believed space technology should serve the common person — through communication, weather forecasting and education. Chandrayaan-2's lander was named Vikram after him.
Key contributions
- Founded PRL, Ahmedabad and set up the Thumba rocket launching station
- Led the creation of ISRO
- Also founded IIM Ahmedabad and the Community Science Centre