V Narayanan will be the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The Government of India gave this information on Tuesday. V Narayanan will replace Dr. S Somnath as the chairman of ISRO. V Narayanan will also take over as the Secretary of the Department of Space. According to the order of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, V Narayanan will take over the charge of current ISRO chief S Somnath on January 14. He will hold the responsibility of this post for the next two years or until further notice.

Who is the new chief of ISRO?

V Narayanan is a distinguished scientist with nearly four decades of experience in rocket and spacecraft propulsion. He is a rocket and spacecraft propulsion expert. V Narayanan joined ISRO in 1984 and served in various positions before becoming the Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC). During the initial phase, he worked at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in the area of ​​sounding rockets and solid propulsion of Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

V Narayanan contributed to the process planning, process control and implementation of ablative nozzle systems, composite motor cases and composite igniter cases. Narayanan is currently the Director of LPSC, one of the major centres of ISRO, headquartered at Valiyamala, Thiruvananthapuram with a unit in Bengaluru. Narayanan has 40 years of experience. He is an expert in rocket and spacecraft operations.

S Somnath is retiring on January 14

ISRO's current chairman S. Somnath took over as ISRO chairman on 14 January 2022. He is retiring after a tenure of three years. ISRO created history during his 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.