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Sreedhara Panicker Somanath (born July 1963) is an Indian aerospace engineer serving as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Under his chairmanship, ISRO carried out the third Indian lunar exploration mission named Chandrayaan-3.The lander named Vikram and the rover named Pragyan landed near the lunar south pole region on 23 August 2023 at 18:04 IST, making India the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole and the fourth country to ...
Dr. S. Somanath is a Distinguished Scientist (Apex Grade) and Secretary, Department of Space (DoS), Chairman, Space Commission and Chairman, ISRO since 14 January 2022. Dr. S. Somanath having a career spanning nearly 38 years, is an expert in the field of space technology and systems engineering of launch vehicles and has made significant contributions in many areas.
The chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation is the statutory head of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The officeholder is a secretary to the Government of India and an executive of the Department of Space (DOS) which directly reports to the prime minister of India.. The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was founded in 1962 under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) with Vikram Sarabhai as its chairperson which in 1969 became ISRO. In 1972 ...
Sivan Kailasavadivu (born 14 April 1957) is an Indian aerospace engineer who served as the Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) and Space Commission. He has previously served as the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.
Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)/ Secretary, Department of Space (DOS) participated in the meeting of Space Agency Leaders of G20 nations on September 20, 2021.
Jul 21, 2024 · “Despite being the topper in the state for science, I did not have the courage to write an entrance for IIT,” said S Somanath, the 60-year-old chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), as he received his PhD from IIT-Madras Friday. Speaking at the 61st convocation ceremony of ...
Jul 19, 2024 · Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), space agency of India, founded in 1969 to develop an independent space program. Its headquarters are in Bengaluru (Bangalore). ISRO’s chairman is also chairman of the Indian government’s Space Commission and the secretary of the Department of Space. Learn more about ISRO.
Jul 19, 2024 · Chennai: Age is just a number, they say. At the age of 60, ISRO chairman S Somanath has lived up to this old adage by successfully completing his PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering ...
Alumnus Shri S Somanath has been appointed as the next Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched its third Moon mission, Chandrayaan-3. The spacecraft is expected to make a landing on the Moon on August 23. The difficult ...
