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:Taliban Announce Spring Offensive, Even as Peace Talks Gain MomentumJulian Assange, Uber, Michael Avenatti: Your Friday BriefingAssange: A Self-Proclaimed Foe of Secrecy Who Inspires Both Admiration and FuryAssange: A Self-Proclaimed Foe of Secrecy Who Inspires Both Admiration and FuryAt War: The Men Who Went Down With a Lost World War II Aircraft CarrierSudan’s Military Says It Won’t Extradite Ousted President