01244nam a22002417a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100080008308200200009110000200011124500600013126000390019130000280023036500630025852006010032165000120092265000140093465000090094865000090095765000140096670000220098020230913114359.0230913b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789357024723  cAL  aeng  223a629.4bNAIR  aG Madhavan Nair  aRocketing through the Skies: bAn Eventful life at ISRO  aNew DelhibRupa Publicationsc2023  axiv,345p.bHBc23x16cm.  2PhysicsaBLCR-000046b636.00c₹d795.00e20%f11-09-2023  acryogenic engine, bringing an orbiting spacecraft back to Earth and even planting the Indian tricolour on the Moon in Chandrayaan-1.
Challenging episodes are also described from an insider’s perspective. Nair describes the ISRO spy case, along with addressing Nambinarayanan’s involvement in it. He also offers a comprehensive and lucid discussion of the Devas Scam, where the battle is still ongoing.
Rocketing Through the Skies: An Eventful Life at ISRO is a compelling read that shares a philosophy of life and work that led to great strides in ISRO’s progress over many crucial decades.  aPhysics  aAstronomy  aPSLV  aGSLV  aNew Orbit  aNAIR (G Madhavan)