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Who is known as the missile woman of India?

  • Dr. Tessy Thomas is known as the Missile Woman of India.
  • Also known as ‘Agni Putri’, she is an eminent Indian scientist and the first ever woman scientist to lead a missile project in India.
  • Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam appointed Dr. Tessy Thomas for the Agni Project. She was made the assistant project director of the Agni-III missile project and the project director of the Agni 4 missile project in 2011. She also worked as a project director for the Agni 5 missile in 2009.
  • She was appointed the Director-General of DRDO in 2018.
  • With exceptional expertise in the field of solid propellent systems, she contributed to the development of a re-entry system for the missile to withstand greater temperatures and velocities of 3000 degrees celsius.
  • She has received a number of awards for her contributions to space technology in India. They are: 
  • DRDO Scientist of the Year (2008)

    DRDO Performance Excellence Award for 2011

    India Today Women of the Year Award (2009)

    • Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is known as the ‘Missile Man of India’.
    • Dr. Vikram Sarabhai is known as the Father of the Indian space program.

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    Indian Space Research Organisation

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