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'''H. G. S. Murthy''' ({{birth_year}}–1999) was a Indian scientist.
'''Holenarasipura Govindrao Srinivasa Murthy''' was an [[IOFS]] officer and a space scientist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unmultimedia.org/s/photo/detail/129/0129975.html|title=Agreement Between Government of India and UN on Joint UN/UNESCO Panel Meeting|first=UN Photo/Michos|last=Tzovaras|date=October 11, 1977|website=www.unmultimedia.org}}</ref> He was known as one of the "Seven Pioneers of the Indian Space Programme".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/slidesowdev/flashback-indian-space-stalwarts-though-the-years/photostory/65501656.cms|title=Indian space stalwarts though the years|date=August 22, 2018|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2015/jul/29/among-the-seven-pioneers-787617.html|title=Among the Seven Pioneers |first=Tiki |last=Rajwi |date=28 July 2015|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He served at the [[Ordnance Factory Board|Machine Tool Prototype Factory (MTPF), Ambernath]], and as the first Director of the [[Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station |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|Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/07/12/gone-too-soon.html|title=Gone too soon|website=The Week |first=Nirmal |last=Jovial |date=July 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Space India|date=2003|publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation|title=40 Years of Indian Space Program|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/flipping_book/53-SI-Oct-Dec-2003/files/assets/common/downloads/publication.pdf|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=12 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812103929/https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/flipping_book/53-SI-Oct-Dec-2003/files/assets/common/downloads/publication.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis|last=Subbaraya|first=B.H.|title=Langmuir Probeof the Lower Equatorial Ionosphere at Thumba|url=https://www.prl.res.in/~library/Subbaraya_B%20H_1968_abst.pdf|date=July 1968|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=19 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319235225/http://www.prl.res.in/~library/Subbaraya_B%20H_1968_abst.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-011-7551-7_44|chapter=Space Programme in India|first=H. G. S.|last=Murthy|title=Space Engineering |series=Astrophysics and Space Science Library |editor-first=G. A.|editor-last=Partel|date=July 11, 1970|volume=15 |publisher=Springer Netherlands|pages=645–649|via=Springer Link|doi=10.1007/978-94-011-7551-7_44|isbn=978-94-011-7553-1 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/science-and-technology/isro-rising/article6811603.ece|title=ISRO rising|website=Frontline|date=23 January 2015 }}</ref> He was awarded [[Padma Shri]] in 1969 by the Government of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/content/notifications/PadmaAwards/1968.pdf|title=The Gazette of India No. 221|date=26 January 1968|access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Public Section) Padma Awards Directory (1954-2017)|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017_0.pdf|access-date=November 12, 2022|publisher=India Ministry of Home Affairs}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iafastro.org/about/governance/past-iaf-bureau.html |title=Past IAF Bureau |website=International Astronautical Federation|access-date=8 March 2026}}</ref> He interviewed and recruited [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] into ISRO.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-i-m-proud-that-i-recommended-him-for-isro-ev-chitnis-2109096|title=I'm proud that I recommended him for ISRO: EV Chitnis|first=Ashwini|last=Pawar|date=July 29, 2015|website=DNA India}}</ref>


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H. G. S. Murthy
Died18 July 1999
NationalityIndian

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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  1. Tzovaras, UN Photo/Michos (11 October 1977). "Agreement Between Government of India and UN on Joint UN/UNESCO Panel Meeting". www.unmultimedia.org.
  2. "Indian space stalwarts though the years". The Times of India. 22 August 2018.
  3. Rajwi, Tiki (28 July 2015). "Among the Seven Pioneers". The New Indian Express.
  4. Jovial, Nirmal (13 July 2019). "Gone too soon". The Week.
  5. "40 Years of Indian Space Program" (PDF). Space India. Indian Space Research Organisation. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. Subbaraya, B.H. (July 1968). Langmuir Probeof the Lower Equatorial Ionosphere at Thumba (PDF) (Thesis). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. Murthy, H. G. S. (11 July 1970). "Space Programme in India". In Partel, G. A. (ed.). Space Engineering. Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Vol. 15. Springer Netherlands. pp. 645–649. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-7551-7_44. ISBN 978-94-011-7553-1 – via Springer Link.
  8. "ISRO rising". Frontline. 23 January 2015.
  9. "The Gazette of India No. 221" (PDF). 26 January 1968. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  10. "MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Public Section) Padma Awards Directory (1954-2017)" (PDF). India Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. "Past IAF Bureau". International Astronautical Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  12. Pawar, Ashwini (29 July 2015). "I'm proud that I recommended him for ISRO: EV Chitnis". DNA India.