The Centre appointed Dr V Narayanan as the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and Secretary of the Department of Space on Tuesday.
He will take over from S Somanath, the organisation’s current head on January 14.
In a notification on Tuesday, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said Narayanan will have a tenure of two years.
An official order from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training states, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri V. Narayanan, Director. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Valiamala as Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Space Commission for a period of two years with effect from January 14, 2025, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.”
Here’s all we know about him.
Who is V Narayanan?
Dr V Narayanan is a distinguished scientist with nearly four decades of experience in rocket and spacecraft propulsion.
He joined Isro in 1984 and functioned in various capacities.
During the initial phase, he worked in the Solid Propulsion area of Sounding Rockets and Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
He was appointed Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in 2018, one of the major centres of the Isro, having its headquarters at Valiamala in Thiruvananthapuram, with a unit in Bangalore.
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