V Narayanan worked on the design of propulsion systems for GSLV Mk-III, Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 while holding several key positions in ISRO.
The central government on Tuesday appointed space scientist V. Narayanan as the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He was also appointed Secretary of the Space Department. On January 14, he met ISRO chief S. Somnath.
Narayanan’s term will last 2 years. He is currently the Director of the Liquid Propulsion System Center (LPSC) located at Valiyamala. Narayanan has 40 years of experience. He is an expert in rocket and spacecraft operations.
S. Retreat of Somnath on January 14
The current Chairman of ISRO, S. Somnath took over as Chairman of ISRO on January 14, 2022. He is retiring after 3 years of tenure. ISRO created history during its tenure. ISRO not only landed Chandrayaan-3 on the South Pole of the Moon, but also sent Aditya-L1 to study the Sun at the Lagrange Point, 15 lakh km above the Earth.
S. in Somnath have cancer
S Somnath (60) had said in a media interview on March 4, 2024 that he was suffering from cancer. My health was not good since the launch of Chandrayaan-3 (August 23, 2023). Even if nothing was clear at the time. I too didn’t have clear information about it (cancer). …
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The cowpea sent into space germinated in 4 days: the seeds were sent with the Spadex mission
ISRO had launched the SpaDeX mission, i.e. Space Docking Experiment, from Sriharikota on December 30. Two spacecraft were deployed 470 km above Earth with the PSLV-C60 rocket. CROPS (Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies) on POEM-4 (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module) sent with it succeeded in germinating life for the first time in space. …