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In 1960, Kalam joined the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as a scientist.

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In 1969, Kalam was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) where he was the project director of India’s first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully deployed the Rohini satellite in near-earth orbit in July 1980.

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Kalam served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of the Defence Research and Development Organisation from July 1992 to December 1999.

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Nandi, hovercraft developed by Abdul Kalam. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam first invention took to the power and drove great power to the administration.

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India owes its development as a nuclear nation to Kalam’s organizational and technical support for Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first such tests after a gap of 24 years.

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Padma Bhushan in 1981

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Padma Vibhushan in 1990

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Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1997

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Kalam served as the 11th President of India. His term lasted from 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007.

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He was the first scientist and the first bachelor to occupy Rashtrapati Bhawan.