January 8, 2025 9:29 AM

V. Narayanan appointed as new ISRO chief, to succeed S. Somnath on January 14

V. Narayanan has been named as the next Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary of the Department of Space, according to an official announcement made on Tuesday. He will assume the role on January 14, succeeding the current ISRO chief, S. Somnath. Narayanan, a distinguished scientist with nearly four decades of experience in India's space program, currently serves as the Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in Valiamala, Kerala. His expertise ...