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Paramaswaren Radhakrishnan Nair Indian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 10 October 1943.

Personal: Male, Married, Two children. Born in Trivandrum, India. Bachelor of science in physics and mathematics. Master of science in physics from Kerala University, 1965. Indian Space Agency (ISRO).

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Payload Specialist. Inactive Entered space service: November 1985. Left space service: January 1986.

From 1999, Deputy Director, Systems Reliability and Quality Assurance, Liquid Propulsion Systems Center, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

Reading, lecturing, science communication, yoga, swimming, cycling.

Nair Chronology

1986 September - STS-61-I (cancelled). Planned shuttle LDEF (Long Duration Exposure Facility) recovery mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster.

Bibliography:

Becker, Joachim, http://www.spacefacts.de/, "Space Facts Web Site", Web Address when accessed: http://www.spacefacts.de/.

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