V Narayanan Assumes Charge As New ISRO Chief, Succeeds S Somanath

Tuesday, 14 January 2025Newsdesk

The Centre had appointed V Narayanan as the new chairman of ISRO on January 8, succeeding S Somanath.

New Delhi 14 January 2025

As per news report of NDTV,V Narayanan has assumed charge as the chairman of ISRO, replacing S Somanath, the Space Agency said. In a statement, the ISRO said, "Dr V Narayanan, Distinguished Scientist (Apex Grade), assumed the charge of Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman, Space Commission and Chairman, ISRO on the afternoon of January 13, 2025." Prior to this, Narayanan served as the Director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), a key facility responsible for the development of propulsion systems for launch vehicles and spacecraft.

Source - NDTV