Question: Which Indian has been honored with NASA Distinguished Service Medal?
(a) Renjith Kumar
(b) Shekhar Sharma
(c) Parag Agarwal
(d) Rahul Sachan
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Indian aerospace entrepreneur Renjith Kumar was awarded the ‘NASA Distinguished Service Medal’.
- He was given this honor for his service to NASA through executive leadership, engineering contribution, technical excellence and customer satisfaction.
- He has been associated with NASA for almost 30 years and has contributed significantly in redesigning the International Space Stations (ISS).
- He is CEO Emeritus of the Virginia based Analytical Mechanics Associates(AMA).
- He is the only second Indian to receive this honor.
- Earlier, RK Chetty Pandipati received this award in the year 2002.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay