When India's 1st experimental flight satellite launch vehicle failed in Aug 1979, Satish Dhawan, then head of ISRO, consoled Abdul Kalam & took responsibility. When it succeeded in Jul 1980, Dhawan thrust Kalam forward. ISRO has been built due to such leadership.#Chandrayaan2

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 7, 2019