Nilamber Pant

Nilamber Pant (born 25 July 1931) is an Indian space scientist, a former member of the Space Commission of India and a pioneer of satellite based communication and broadcasting in India. He served at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre and the ISRO Satellite Centre before becoming the vice chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The Government of India awarded Pant the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour in India, in 1984.

Biography Pant was born in Almora, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on 25 July 1931 and did his schooling and pre-graduate studies at local institutions in Almora. and 1983 respectively, were executed under the leadership of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. At the 92nd Indian Science Congress held at Ahmedabad in 2005, he was awarded the Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award.