“V Narayanan is set to become the new isro chairman ( Indian Space Research Organisation), taking over from S Somanath.”
New ISRO Chairman, V Narayanan has been announced by the Union government as the next chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, succeeding S Somanath. He will also assume the role of secretary for the Department of Space.
V Narayanan will take over as the ISRO chief on January 14, replacing S Somanath, according to an order from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
He will serve as the Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of the Space Commission for two years or until further notice, as reported by ANI.
The official order confirmed, ‘Shri V. Narayanan, Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Valiamala, has been appointed for a period of two years starting January 14, 2025, or until further orders, whichever comes first.
Who is V Narayanan, the New ISRO Chairman?
- He’s a very successful scientist with a lot of knowledge about how rockets and spacecraft work. He’s been working in this field for almost 40 years.
- He started working at ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) in 1984.
- He has held many important jobs at ISRO before becoming the director of LPSC.
- He is currently the director of LPSC, a very important center within ISRO.
- LPSC is responsible for developing the parts of rockets that use liquid fuel.
- It has its main office in Thiruvananthapuram and another location in Bengaluru.
