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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Satish Dhawan
		Satish Dhawan (25 September 1920–3 January 2002) was born in Srinagar, India and was educated in India and the United States.
		Satish Dhawan was born on September 25, 1920, in Srinagar.
		Dhawan met the Prime Minister and agreed to head the space programme but on two conditions - that he be allowed to continue as the Director of the IISc and that the headquarters of the space programme be in Bangalore.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Satish-Dhawan (632 words)

	A pioneer scientist
		Dhawan was appointed Chairman of the Space Commission and of the Indian Space Research Organisation, and Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Space.
		Dhawan had devoted to the issues were summarised by him the next morning with graphs he himself had prepared, bringing out a space mission profile for the next 15 years (1980-1995).
		Dhawan came to the Institute in 1951 - a fresh Ph.D. from Caltech, renowned for its scientific and technological leadership in the aerospace field under the legendary von Karman - he was immediately a star.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1903/19030980.htm (2260 words)

	The Hindu : Satish Dhawan passes away
		Dhawan will be remembered as a deeply-compassionate human being, an accomplished scientist, an astute institution builder, a great teacher and a person who continually inspired people.
		Dhawan graduated from the University of Punjab with a B.A. in Mathematics and Physics, an M.A. in English Literature and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering.
		Dhawan led the inquiry which was a considerable technical enterprise at the time.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2002/01/05/stories/2002010501711300.htm (722 words)

	Obituaries
		Satish Dhawan, who was director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), chairman of the Indian Space Commission and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), and president of the Indian Academy of Sciences, received his engineering degree from Caltech in 1949, his PhD in aeronautics in 1951, and a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1969.
		Satish was immediately accepted and respected by this highly competent and proud group of young scien-tists.
		Finally bureaucracy inter-vened, and Satish had to re-turn to India in such a hurry that he could not even finish the introduction to this thesis, which, like any good researcher, he had left to be done last.
	pr.caltech.edu /periodicals/EandS/articles/LXV4/obituaries.html (1434 words)

	A visionary scientist
		Dhawan was the unanimous choice of a selection committee that comprised R. Choksi (the then Chairman of the Council of the Institute), S. Hussain Zaheer (Director-General, CSIR), V.R. Khanolkar (Vice-Chancellor, Bombay University) and two nominees of the Council, H.J. Bhabha and Bhagavantam.
		Dhawan told the caller to tell the Prime Minister that he was on a sabbatical and, moreover, teaching a course and that he would be able to return only after finishing that.
		Dhawan's management philosophy was that when success comes in after hard work, the leader should give the credit of the success to the team members.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1902/19021180.htm (2361 words)

	The Hindu : Satish Dhawan and science
		Dhawan will be remembered as the man who took charge of the space programme when it was still in its infancy and moulded its character, making it a self-confident and vibrant organisation.
		Dhawan replied that he was fortunate to have friends who did not hestitate to tell him what they thought.
		Dhawan was a very compassionate human being who went out of his way to help people and be fair to them, no matter what their social position was.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2002/01/21/stories/2002012100040800.htm (1247 words)

	Chapter 6
		Prof Satish Dhawan, after whom the space centre at Sriharikota is named, steered the Indian Space Programme as Chairman, ISRO during 1972-1984.
		Prof Dhawan’s stewardship of ISRO was distinguished by his keen sensitivity to the true needs of a developing nation, a confident appreciation of the ability of ISRO’s scientists and engineers, and the involvement of Indian industry, both public and private.
		Prof Dhawan’s concern for the environment and ecology and his keen interest in all living beings was all-encompassing.
	www.isro.org /newsletters/spaceindia/lulsep2005/Chapter6.htm (1751 words)

	Satish Dhawan – A Creative Teacher - Resonance - October 2003
		Satish Dhawan, my thoughts go back to my days in the ADE during 1959-1961.
		Dhawan for this design, since my friends had told me about his great teaching abilities.
		Dhawan used to work in a small room in the IISc campus.
	www.iisc.ernet.in /~academy/resonance/Oct2003/Oct2003p56-62.htm (307 words)

	Prime Minister of India
		Dhawan’s concern for the environment and ecology and his keen interest in all living beings was all encompassing.
		Dhawan and I am very happy that how effectively that vision is being implemented through our space programme.
		Satish Dhawan whose spirit is ever present in this island to inspire you and the vision of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, the founding father of our space programme is also a source of great inspiration and strength.
	pmindia.nic.in /lspeech.asp?id=196 (1491 words)

	outlookindia.com
		Praising Dhawan, the Prime Minister, pointing towards his widow Nalini Dhawan who had come to the function in a wheel chair, said she was the woman behind Dhawan in his endeavours.
		Singh said Dhawan was an outstanding scientist and a memorable personality with whom he had a long association when he was a member of the Space Commission.
		Dhawan's concern for the environment and ecology and his keen interest in all living beings was all-encompassing, he said.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_print.asp?id=324256 (618 words)

	GIS News:Man who steered Aryabhatta dead
		Dhawan had led the Indian Space programme to an astonishing level of maturity and provided a model on how to define, formulate and organise high technology projects and deliver sophisticated products within stipulated time frames.
		Dhawan stressed on multi purpose satellites like INSAT which is used for communcation, meteorology and broadcasting.
		Dhawan was his deep commitment to human values and the use of science and technology for development.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_oexgfctv (360 words)

	India-China Trade Relations
		Thereafter, Satish Dhawan imbued with the same vision gave shape to Sarabhai's legacy and took the space programme to new heights of technological achievements never forgetting Sarabhai's fundamental objective-space for developmental applications like telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology and resource management.
		It was Dhawan who kept India's space programme a wholly civilian enterprise, an enterprise derived from and intimately linked to the social and economic needs and requirements of the country.
		Dhawan shunned the media and hence he is not a household name.
	www.asiasource.org /trade/thirteen.cfm (1201 words)

	Latest Releases (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Satish Dhawan, renowned space scientist and former Chairman of ISRO at Bangalore yesterday night.
		Satish Dhawan, an outstanding Space Scientist and former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Space Commission.
		Dhawan in the Ministry of Science and Technology and had always admired his brilliant acumen, vast knowledge and deep conviction in the capability and potential of science and technology for solving various national problems.
	pib.nic.in /archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rjan2002/04012002/r040120028.html (158 words)

	Satish Dhawan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He also pioneered research on relaminarization of separated boundary layer flows, three-dimensional boundary layers and trisonic flows.
		Following his death in 2002, the Indian space vehicle launch pad at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, located about 100 km north of Chennai in South India was renamed as the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
		Dhawan S: A glimpse of fluid mechanics research in Bangalore 25 years ago.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Satish_Dhawan (430 words)

	Indian Space News [January 2002]
		Professor Dhawan was born on 25 September 1920 in a distinguished family.
		Professor Dhawan's leadership and later his continued advice was always marked by scrupulous objectivity and a deep concern for the society's problems.
		Professor Dhawan's stewardship of ISRO was distinguished by his keen sensitivity to the true needs of a developing nation, a confident appreciation of the ability of ISRO's scientists and engineers, and the involvement of Indian industry, both Public and Private, with ISRO's efforts.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /SPACE/News/2002/02-Jan.html (2892 words)

	ISRO Institutes Prof Satish Dhawan Distinguished Professorship \| SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
		ISRO has instituted the Prof Satish Dhawan Distinguished Professorship in memory of Prof Satish Dhawan, former Chairman, ISRO, (passed away in Bangalore on January 3, 2002).
		Prof Dhawan's stewardship of ISRO was distinguished by his keen sensitivity to the true needs of a developing nation, a confident appreciation of the ability of ISRO's scientists and engineers, and the involvement of Indian industry, both public and private.
		It is to promote the values for which Prof Satish Dhawan stood for and to advance scientific and technological research, which were dear to Prof Dhawan, that ISRO has instituted the Distinguished Professorship in his memory.
	www.spaceref.com /news/viewpr.html?pid=7406 (611 words)

	Satish Dhawan
		The Indian space programme owes its birth to Vikram Sarabhai, but the technology development organisation behind them is the creation of Satish Dhawan.
		The principles that Dhawan formulated and applied (but, characteristically, never stated) can be easily inferred.
		First of all he devised a programme that was societally conscious, with objectives that could be widely understood.
	www.india-today.com /itoday/millennium/100people/dhawan.html (319 words)

	News and Events, NAL, Bangalore
		NAL is singularly fortunate to obtain Professor Dhawan's advice, guidance and affection for nearly four decades.
		He was a member of NAL's Executive Council since its inception in 1963 and his formal association with NAL continued till he stepped down as Chairman, Research Council in 1994.
		Professor Dhawan's advice to NAL was always marked by scrupulous objectivity and a deep concern for its possible social relevance to the country.
	www.cmmacs.ernet.in /nal/pages/satishdhawan.htm (259 words)

	Untitled Document
		Satish Dhawan at Teen Murthi Auditorium in New Delhi on 31 October, 2000
		Satish Dhawan, whom we are honouring today, is an exemplar of the values which have made our contemporary nationhood reflect our civilizational values.
		Dhawan has not only been a distinguished scientist, he has also been an inspiring teacher.
	www.congresssandesh.com /dec_2k/speech5.html (1017 words)

	rediff.com: Gita Aravamudan's Diary
		When Professor Dhawan, who died in the first week of the new year, took over India's space programme in the early 1970s, my husband was a young engineer in charge of the small rocket-launching station in Thumba, Kerala, and I was just starting out as a journalist.
		Professor Dhawan, it turned out, was a builder and a no-nonsense man. His vision was tougher, more streamlined and rooted in reality.
		For a man who pioneered satellite technology in the country, Professor Dhawan shunned the TV simply because he couldn't bear to see how this complex technology was being misused.
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/jan/14diary.htm (711 words)

	The Planetary Society Sends Condolences to the Indian Space Community Following Deadly Accident - Planetary News \| The ...
		The Planetary Society sends its condolences to the Indian space community following the explosion that took place on Tuesday, February 23.
		Six people were killed, and three seriously injured, in the accident at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sriharikota Island in southeastern India.
		The Satish Dhawan Space Center is India’s primary space launch facility, and has been in use since 1971.
	www.planetary.org /news/2004/0226_The_Planetary_Society_Sends_Condolences.html (398 words)

	PIB Press Release
		Paying rich tributes to Prof Dhawan’s visionary leadership, Dr. Singh said that Prof.
		Dhawan helped transform an otherwise isolated island into India’s proud space port.
		The Prime Minister pointed out that “The future evolution of nations and economies will be determined not only by possession of technology but also in its effective application to meet fundamental development needs of the people.
	pib.nic.in /release/release.asp?relid=12111 (1675 words)

	Satish Dhawan Space Centre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is located in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, India and is also referred to as Sriharikota.
		The centre was renamed to its present name 2002 after the death of ISRO's former chairman Satish Dhawan.
		India's lunar orbiter Chandrayaan 1 will be launched from this launch location in 2007-2008.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre (265 words)

	India Launches Satellite For Educational Service
		Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR is the launch centre for all the launch vehicles of ISRO.
		The successful launch of EDUSAT by the first operational flight of GSLV further demonstrates its reliability and the end-to-end capability of the country to establish space systems to undertake large-scale application programmes for the benefit of the society.
		Preparations for the launch of EDUSAT by India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F01) are proceeding satisfactorily at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/india-04o.html (709 words)

	SPACE.com -- India Launches Second GSLV Rocket with GSAT
		Indias Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle is rolled to its launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center.
		Liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Center was at 7:28 a.m.
		The second developmental test flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV, was successfully carried out this evening May 8, 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre - SHAR, Sriharikota, about 100 km north of Chennai, marking a major milestone in the Indian space programme.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/gslv_launch_030508.html (1015 words)

	ISRO keeps India in space orbit.
		The vociferous consensus of the Indian scientific community is that ISRO's success was assured the day Dr. Satish Dhawan was chosen to head it.
		Add now, his dash and killer good looks, a propensity to take all the blame and share all the honours and a passionate commitment to India and you have a hero.
		Abdul Kalam, Roddam Narasimha, U V Rao and K Kasturirangan are but a few of the people who were burnished by Dhawan's hands.
	www.goodnewsindia.com /Pages/content/institutions/isro.html (1206 words)

	Space Launch Vehicles - PSLV
		The orbit was corrected to 737 x 821 km using satellite fuel, and more then 3 years of satellite life was realized.
		The satellite was named KALPANA-1 by Prime Minister AB Vajpayee in honor of astronaut Kalpana Chawla who died in the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster on 01-Feb-2003.
		With two launch platforms Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) can now launch up to 6 missions per year.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /SPACE/space-launchers-pslv.html (2670 words)

	SRMC tie up with SHAR to provide staff, family medical aid
		The Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota and Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre (SRMC) have joined hands to provide medical services to the staff and family members of the Department of Space at SHAR.
		Under the agreement, SRMC would manage the Satish Dhawan Memorial Hospital (SDMH), built by the Department of Space, involving an investment of about Rs eight crore at Sulurpet in Andhra Pradesh.
		Mr Nair had inaugurated the hospital in the presence of Mr V R Venkatachalam, Chancellor and Mrs Radha Venkatachalam, Registrar of SRMC and Research Institute and Mr M Annamalai, Director, Satish Dawan Space Centre, SHAR.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Health/20060704/381836.html (242 words)

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