V Narayanan Set to Lead ISRO: A Look at the Future After S Somanath

Jan 08, 2025 Komal Das

V Narayanan will succeed S Somanath as the chairman of ISRO and take over as the secretary of the Department of Space, as announced by the Union government on Tuesday

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V Narayanan will assume office as ISRO chairman on January 14, succeeding S Somanath, according to the appointments committee of the Cabinet

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V Narayanan will serve as ISRO chairman and Secretary of the Department of Space for two years, starting January 14, 2025, or until further notice, as per the Cabinet's appointment order

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V Narayanan, a seasoned scientist with nearly 40 years of experience in rocket and spacecraft propulsion, is the new ISRO chairman

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V Narayanan, a rocket propulsion expert, joined ISRO in 1984 and later became the director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)

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In the early phase of his career, V Narayanan worked in solid propulsion for Sounding Rockets, ASLV, and PSLV at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)

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V Narayanan contributed to process planning, control, and the realization of ablative nozzle systems, composite motor cases, and composite igniter cases

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Currently, V Narayanan is the director of LPSC, a major ISRO center headquartered in Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, with a unit in Bengaluru

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Currently, V Narayanan is the director of LPSC, a major ISRO center headquartered in Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, with a unit in Bengaluru

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