Which Indian personality will be honoured with the 2016 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame Award?

U R Rao
Prof. Udupi Ramachandra Rao, the former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will be honoured with the 2016 IAF Hall of Fame Award by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) for his outstanding contribution to the progress of astronautics within the framework of the IAF activities. He will receive the ‘IAF Hall of Fame’ Award and a certificate at the 67th International Astronautical Congress on September 30, 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico. With this, Prof Rao will become the first Indian to be honoured with the ‘Hall of Fame’ Award by the IAF.