Question

What is Kalam contributions in isro

Answer 1

Answer:

1. He was the Project Director in ISRO to helpdevelop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle.

At a time when India had hardly dreamt of its own Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV), Dr. Kalam's efforts and hard work for over a decade, made it possible for us to develo our first indigenous SLV. SLV III injected Rohinisatellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 making India an exclusive Space Club member.

2. He also became the Project Director for two missile projects whose aim was todevelop ballistic missiles from the technology of the successful SLV programme.

After the success of the SLV programme,Dr. Kalam also became the director of two projects, Project Devil and Project Valiant. In the 1970s, the goal of Project Devil was to produce a short-range surface-to-air missile. Although discontinued in 1980 without achieving full success, Project Devil, led to the later development of the Prithvi missile.

3. He took up the responsibility of developingIndigenous Guided Missiles at DRDO.

After working for two decades in ISRO, Dr. Kalam was appointed as the CEO of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He was responsible for the development and operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI missiles.