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ERNST MACH,Physicist

Ernst Waldfried Josef Wenzel Mach was an Austrian physicist and

philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Machnumber and the study of shock waves.

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LUDWING PRANDTLLudwi !randtl was a "erman enineer. #e was a pioneer in the

development of riorous systematic mathematical analyses which heused for underlyin the science of aerodynamics.

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OSBORNE REYNOLDS$sborne %eynolds was a prominent Anlo&'rish innovator inthe understandin of fluid dynamics.

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KALPANA CHAWLA

(alpana )hawla *March +, +-/ 0 1ebruary +, /2234 was born in

(arnal, 'ndia. 5he was the first 'ndian American astronaut and first

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'ndian woman in space. 5he first flew on 5pace 5huttle )olumbia in

+-- as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator.

SUNITHA WILLIAMS

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5unita Williams *born 5eptember +-, +-64 is a former American

astronaut and a 7.5 8avy officer. 5he holds the records for lonest

sinle space fliht by a woman *+-6 days4 total spacewalks by a

woman *4, and most spacewalk time for a woman *62hrs,92min4.

WING COMMANDER RAKESH

SHARMA

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Win )ommander %akesh 5harma, #ero of the 5oviet 7nion, *born

January +3, +-9-4 is a former 'ndian Air 1orce test pilot who flew

aboard 5oyuz :&++ as part of the 'nter&cosmos proram. 5harma was

the first 'ndian to travel in space.

#e was born on oct +6th+-3+ in %ameswaram,:amilnadu. #e is an 'ndian

5cientist and Administrator who served as ++th!resident of 'ndia. #e is

honoured with ;harat ratna, !adma

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popularly known as =:he Missile Man of 'ndia> for his works in ;allistic

Missile

Otto lilenthal#e was a "ermanpioneer of aviationwho became known as

the Glider King.1or his contributions to the field of aviation at sucha crucial time he is often referred to as ?:he 1ather of 1liht.?

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Samuel.p.langley

He was born onAuust //, +@39 01ebruary/, +-24 was an

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American astronomer,physicist, inventorof

thebolometerand pioneer of aviation.

Vikram sarabhai

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He was born on auust +-+- 0 32 ecember

+-+4 was an 'ndianphysicist. #e is considered

the father of 'ndiaBs spaceproramme

Satish dawan

Satish Dhawan*/6 5eptember +-/2 0 3 January

/22/4 was an 'ndian aerospace enineer, widely

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rearded as father of eCperimentalfluid

dynamicsresearch in 'ndia. )hairman of the 'ndian

5pace %esearch $ranisation*'5%$4 in +-/.

Sir George cayley#e was born on /thdec +3 was a prolific enlish enineer

and most important people in Aeronautics history. #e is

known for first successful human lider

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Tsiolkovsky#e was born on sep 6th+@6 in %ussia. #e is considered to be one of

the foundin father of %ocketry and Astronautics. #e wrote paper

called =:heory of "ases>, basin on (inetic theory of "ases

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Wright brothers:he Wright brothers, Orville*Auust +-, +@+ 0 January

32, +-9@4 and Wilbur*April +, +@ 0 May 32, +-+/4, were

two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who

were credited with inventin and buildin the worldBs firstsuccessful airplaneand makin the first controlled, poweredand sustained heavier&than&air human fliht, on ecember

+, +-23