Holenarasipura Govindrao Srinivasa Murthy was an IOFS officer and a space scientist.[1] He was known as one of the "Seven Pioneers of the Indian Space Programme".[2][3] He served at the Machine Tool Prototype Factory (MTPF), Ambernath, and as the first Director of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS), and the Space Science & Technology Centre, now known as the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[4][5][6][7][8] He was awarded Padma Shri in 1969 by the Government of India.[9][10] He was PhD in Aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota. He was also the Vice-President of the International Aeronautical Federation from 1970 to 1972.[11] He interviewed and recruited A. P. J. Abdul Kalam into ISRO.[12]
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- ↑ Indian space stalwarts though the years. The Times of India(August 22, 2018).
- ↑ Among the Seven Pioneers, Rajwi, Tiki. The New Indian Express(28 July 2015).
- ↑ Gone too soon, Jovial, Nirmal. The Week(July 13, 2019).
- ↑ 40 Years of Indian Space Program. Space India. Indian Space Research Organisation(2003). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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- ↑ Space Engineering{{#if:Murthy|, Murthy}. Springer Netherlands(July 11, 1970). ISBN 978-94-011-7553-1
- ↑ ISRO rising. Frontline(23 January 2015).
- ↑ The Gazette of India No. 221(26 January 1968). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Public Section) Padma Awards Directory (1954-2017). India Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ Past IAF Bureau. International Astronautical Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ I'm proud that I recommended him for ISRO: EV Chitnis, Pawar, Ashwini. DNA India(July 29, 2015).