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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 .
Dr. S. Somanath has been a delegate to UN-COPUOS, vice President of International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and participated in International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held at different countries.
Today, January 14, 2022, Shri. S. Somanath assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission. Shri. Somanath assumed charge after a stint of four years as the Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananathapuram.
5 days ago · Dr Somanath already had nearly a dozen honorary PhDs, thanks to his work as lead developer for India's heavy launcher, the Launch Mark Vehicle Mark-3, and his role in successfully spearheading the ...
4 days ago · While Somanath’s achievement was the major highlight of the ceremony, the degree was awarded to him by IIT-M Director Prof V Kamakoti and Dr Pawan Goenka, Chairman of the Board of Governors, IIT-M. Somanath began his doctoral studies while working on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III) project.
Aug 24, 2023 · Somanath led a team of ISRO scientists to successfully execute the soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander, making India the fourth country to achieve a lunar surface touchdown after the US, Russia and China.
5 days ago · S Somanath, who played a crucial role in ensuring the success of India’s third unmanned moon mission – the soft-landing on the dark side of the moon, has close to a dozen honorary PhDs to his name
Jan 12, 2022 · S Somanath was Wednesday appointed the tenth chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He will assume the charge as the Secretary of the Department of Space and the Chairman, Space Commission, upon the superannuation of K Sivan later this week. Sivan has been on a year’s extension since January last year.
6 days ago · Somanath’s thesis is titled ‘Vibration response studies on modified hyper elastic material models for application aerospace systems’ and he was handed over the degree by IIT-M director Prof ...
Dec 24, 2023 · A man waited outside a hall in Kochi. Inside, members of The Institution of Engineers were listening to ISRO Chairman S. Somanath deliver a keynote address. The waiting man was dressed smartly in a checked shirt and cream trousers.
