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:France Fears Becoming Too ‘Anglo-Saxon’ in Its Treatment of MinoritiesHumanitarian Aid Is on Its Way to Besieged Parts of Syria, John Kerry SaysIndonesian Fires and Haze in 2015 May Have Killed Over 100,000, Study SaysThrelkeld Journal: In English Lake District, Tradition and Conservation ClashModi Retains Broad Support in India Despite Criticism, Poll FindsContributing Op-Ed Writer: After Shimon Peres, Israel Will No Longer Be Young