New ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan | 09 Jan 2025
Dr. V. Narayanan will succeed S. Somanath as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman and Secretary of the Department of Space (DoS), starting 14th January 2025, for a two-year tenure.
- Narayanan's Role in ISRO's 2025 Missions: As ISRO Chairman, Narayanan will oversee the launch of NVS-02 for India’s navigation system, lead the unmanned Gaganyaan mission with Vyommitra, and the Indo-US NISAR satellite launch in March 2025.
- Contributions of Dr. S. Somanath: Led Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1, XpoSat, and INSAT missions.
- Spearheaded Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), Re-usable Launch Vehicle (RLV-LEX) and Gaganyaan abort missions.
- As Secretary of DoS, initiated National Space Policy 2023, IN-SPACe, and fostered collaboration with ISRO and private ventures.
- ISRO: Formed on 15th August 1969, succeeded Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), which was established in 1962 under Dr. Vikram Sarabhai to advance space technology for national development.
- In 1972, India formed the Space Commission and established the DoS, bringing ISRO under its control.
- The Secretariat of DOS and ISRO headquarters are located at Antariksh Bhavan in Bangalore.
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