Vikram Sarabhai Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Vikram Sarabhai, based on 4 World History Database records associated with India.

4 records1947–19694 events3 places

Chronological biography

1947

Physical Research Laboratory1947

Science / Astronomy · Space Scientist · Ahmedabad

Vikram Sarabhai founds the Physical Research Laboratory, initially concentrating on cosmic rays and upper-atmosphere research.

1962

INCOSPAR1962

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · INCOSPAR · India

Vikram Sarabhai takes responsibility for organising Indian space research through the newly formed INCOSPAR.

1963

First Sounding Rocket21 November 1963

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · INCOSPAR · Thumba

Under Vikram Sarabhai's leadership, India launches its first sounding rocket from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.

1969

Formation of ISRO15 August 1969

Science / Astronomy · Chairman · ISRO · India

ISRO is formed under the Department of Atomic Energy with Vikram Sarabhai leading India's expanding space programme.

Titles and roles

Chairman · INCOSPAR · Chairman · ISRO · Space Scientist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.