k. sivan has been appointed as the chairman of indian space research organisation (isro).
k. sivan has been appointed as the chairman of indian space research organisation (isro).
who has been appointed as the chairman of indian space research organisation (isro)?
k. sivan
on 15 august 2018 the prime minister of india narendra modi, from the rampart of the red fort in new delhi, formally announced the indian human spaceflight programme. through this programme, india is planning to send humans into the space on its orbital vehicle gaganyaan by the end of 2021. the indian space research organisation (isro) began work on this project in 2006. the objective is to carry a crew of three to low earth orbit (leo) and return them safely for a water-landing at a predefined landing zone. the program is proposed to be implemented in defined phases. currently, the activities are progressing with a focus on the development of critical technologies for subsystems such as the crew module (cm), environmental control and life support system (eclss), crew escape system, etc. the department has initiated activities to study technical and managerial issues related to crewed missions. the program envisages the development of a fully autonomous orbital vehicle carrying 2 or 3 crew members to about low earth orbit and to bring them safely back home. in june 2019, isro chairman k. sivan revealed plans for a space station by 2030, followed by a crewed lunar mission.
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the chairman of the indian space research organisation is the highest-ranked official of the indian space research organisation (isro), the space agency of the india. the indian national committee for space research (incospar) was found in 1962 with vikram sarabhai as its chairman. the indian space research organisation in its modern form was created by vikram sarabhai in 1969. since then there have been seven chairman of the indian space research organisation, with prof. satish dhawan serving the longest term of 12 years as the chairman.









































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list of chairmen of the indian space research organisation