Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam sir Death Anniversary: Know About The "Missile Man Of India"🇮🇳🇮🇳
Today is the Death Anniversary of Former president Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who is also known as the Missile Man of India. ★ He was Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. ★ His full name was Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. He specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. His achievements: ★Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space Club. ★ He was also responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration. After working for two decades in ISRO and mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the responsibility of developing Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation as the Chief Executive of Integrated Gu...