It was an ecstatic moment. Kalam was hoisted on the shoulders by his colleagues.

It took homegrown engineers with no foreign education to give ISRO its first giant leap

[Book excerpt] R Aravamudan, a pioneer of the Indian space programme, describes the ecstatic moment in this personal history.

R Aravamudan is an award-winning senior scientist associated with the Indian space programme since its inception. He has authored ISRO: A personal history, with veteran journalist Gita Aravamudan.

R Aravamudan

R Aravamudan is an award-winning senior scientist associated with the Indian space programme since its inception. He has authored ISRO: A personal history, with veteran journalist Gita Aravamudan.

By R Aravamudan