Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has appointed a new chairman. The new chairman is none other than famous rocket scientist S. Somanath. Somnath replaces Kailasavadivoo Sivan who had a great successful tenure in ISRO and was also on a period of extended tenure for his great achievements.
As of now, S. Somanath has been appointed for a tenure of three years. Somanath was selected by the elite panel of the central government to take the reigns of the much-respected position of chairman in ISRO. Mr. Somanath is an expert in a host of disciplines including launch vehicle design and has specialized in launch vehicle systems engineering, structural design, structural dynamics, integration designs and procedures, mechanism design, and pyrotechnics.
Currently, Mr. Somanath resides as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram. He was also the team leader for the Integration of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) during the early phases of his career.
