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Prof. Satish Dhawan, world renowned Aerospace Scientist and former Chairman, ISRO/ Secretary, Department of Space, has been honoured by GALCIT (Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at California Institute of Technology-Caltech, USA) as part of its 90th year celebrations. His name and picture will be permanently displayed as a Legend of GALCIT along with five other famed Aerospace scientists - Theodore Von Karman, Quian Xuesen, Frank Malina, Hans Liepmann and Ozires Silva. This is the latest in a series of honours bestowed on Prof. Dhawan, who steered the Indian space programme for over a decade (1972-1984) during its crucial experimental phase