Indian astrophysicist Prahlad Chandra Agrawal has been awarded the COSPAR Harrie Massey Award 2024.
- Mr. Agrawal received the award at the opening ceremony of the 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Busan, South Korea, on July 15, 2024.
- The award recognises outstanding contributions to the development of space research, especially through a leadership role.
- Along with a medal and citation, the awardee is honoured by having a minor planet named for them, in this case 20064 Prahladagrawal.
- Mr. Agrawal has been involved with major Indian space programmes including the AstroSat space telescope and the Chandrayaan 1 lunar mission.
- Mr. Agrawal was the principal investigator for India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space telescope AstroSat, which the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched on September 28, 2015.
