S. Somanath to be new ISRO chief, fourth Keralite to hold post #Somanath #ISRO

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 : Scientist S.Somanath is all set to take over as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), succeeding K.

Sivan.Somanath, who is currently Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in the Kerala state capital, will be fourth Keralite to occupy the topmost post in the Indian space sector.

The previous Malayalees who have held the top post are K.Kasturirangan, G.Madhavan Nair, and K.Radhakrishnan.Sivan was given a years extension and his term is set to end very soon and Somnaths name was cleared for the top office way back in 2019 itself, by virtue of his seniority in the ISRO hierarchy.

Somanath completed his Pre Degree from the Maharajas College, Ernakulam and did mechanical engineering from the TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, near here and in 1985 joined the VSSC centre here and has had no reason to look back after that.He later did his Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore with specialisation in Dynamics and Control.

At the ISRO, he has been associated with the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Project during its initial phase.Later he became the Associate Director (Projects) of the VSSC and also the Project Director of the GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle in 2010.

He was also the Deputy Director of Propulsion and Space Ordinance Entity till November 2014.In June 2015, he took over as Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) at Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, and served there until January 2018.

Somanath then took over as Director of VSSC from Sivan who became Chairman of the ISRO and now he is all set to succeed him in the top post too.sg/vd He was a Deputy Director at the ISRO for the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Project (PSLV), and later he was the Associate Director (Projects), as well as the Project Director for the GSLV Mk-III rocket vehicle.He served as the Deputy Director for Propulsion and Space Ordinance Entity until November 2014.

In June 2015, he became the Director at Valiamala in Thiruvananthapuram of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.Sivan then succeeded him as Chairman of ISRO.

Now, Somanath is ready to take over the Directorship of VSSC.#Somanath #ISRO #fourth #Keralite #Bangalore #Kannada #Bengaluru #Kerala #Malayalam #Mollywood # Vikram #Amala #Vikram #Jan #Bangalore #Kerala #Kollam #Thiruvananthapuram .