Ex-ISRO Chairman Satish Dhawan accepted responsibility for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's failure in 1979 when Dr Kalam-headed SLV-3 Mission satellite fell into the Bay of Bengal. Dhawan, who was born on September 25, 1920, reposed faith in his team and took the blame on himself. Notably, he allowed Dr Kalam to conduct the press-conference next time when the mission succeeded.