Who is New ISRO chief V Narayanan

Appointed as ISRO Chief Narayanan will assume office as ISRO chairman and secretary, Department of Space, on January 14.

Tenure Narayanan will succeed S. Somanath as ISRO chief, with his appointment set for two years.

Experience Narayanan is a distinguished scientist with nearly four decades of expertise in rocket and spacecraft propulsion.

ISRO Career Joined ISRO in 1984 and has served in various roles, currently as director of LPSC.

Early Contributions Worked on solid propulsion for ASLV, PSLV, and Sounding Rockets at VSSC.

Propulsion Expertise Contributed to ablative nozzle systems, composite motor cases, and igniter cases for launch vehicles.

Director of LPSC Leads ISRO’s key Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.

Role in Space Missions Played a key role in propulsion systems for Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan, and Gaganyaan.

Space Docking Technology Led ISRO’s development of SpaDex, joining the U.S., Russia, and China in space docking.

Legacy With extensive experience, Narayanan is set to drive ISRO’s future missions like Chandrayaan 4 and Gaganyaan.