TNPSC Thervupettagam

New ISRO Chief

January 15 , 2022 1020 days 755 0
  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the appointment of Dr. S Somanath as its new chairman and Space Secretary.
  • He is currently the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram.
  • He is to act as the director of ISRO for three years.
  • He will succeed Kailasavadivoo Sivan who completes his extended tenure.
  • The post of the ISRO chairman, the Space Secretary, and the Space Commission chief is usually held by one person only.
  • The chairman of ISRO is the secretary to the Government of India.
  • He is an executive of the Department of Space.
  • The Department reports to the prime minister directly.

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