U.R. Rao, Pioneer of India’s Space Program, Dies at 85 Mr. Rao helped India propel its first satellites into space, providing television signals and weather forecasting data to the most rural parts of the country. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Saudi-Led Coalition Fighting in Yemen Hints at ‘Act of War’ by IranAs Wild Salmon Decline, Norway Pressures Its Giant Fish FarmsTrump Tells Japan It Can Protect Itself by Buying U.S. ArmsCherepovets Journal: In Russian City, a Time Capsule to Comrades of the FutureAssault in Taj Mahal Country Shakes India’s Tourist TradeWooing Trump, Xi Jinping Seeks Great Power Status for China