<P> Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai ( 12 August 1919 -- 30 December 1971 ) was an Indian scientist and innovator widely regarded as the father of India 's space programme . Sarabhai received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Medal in 1962 . The nation honoured him awarding Padma Bhushan in 1966 and Padma Vibhushan ( posthumously ) in 1972 . </P>
<P> Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai ( 12 August 1919 -- 30 December 1971 ) was an Indian scientist and innovator widely regarded as the father of India 's space programme . Sarabhai received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Medal in 1962 . The nation honoured him awarding Padma Bhushan in 1966 and Padma Vibhushan ( posthumously ) in 1972 . </P>
who laid the foundation of space science in india
who laid the foundation of space science in india
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai