Member : Indian National Academy of Sciences
Astronautical Society of India
Indian National Academy of Engineering
Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.

He has published two books.
1. Wings of Fire
2. India 2020: A vision for the New Millennium

Awards

India's Highest civilian Award "The Bharat Ratna" in 1997.

Anna University's first D.Sc., Honoris Causa.
D.Sc., Honoris Causa, IIT, Bombay.
D.Sc., Honoris Causa, BHU.

Other prestigious awards:

Dr. Biren Roy Space Award.
Om Prakash Basin Award for Science and Technology.
National Nehru Award.
Arya Bhatta Award.

Dr. Abdul kalam, is praised as a welder of people and a Gandhian Missile Man by R.K. Laxman, in his cartoon in "Times of India."