Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization

Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization

The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization is the highest-ranked official of the Indian Space Research Organization (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 Organization in its modern form was created by Vikarm Sarabhai in 1969.[1] Since then there have been seven chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, with Prof. Satish Dhawan serving the longest term of 12 years as the Chairman.

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Chairman

Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai SarabhaiVikram Sarabhai 19631963 19721972 9Nine years [2]
Replace this image male.svg MenonMambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon 1972January 1972 1972September 1972 99 months [3]
Dr. Satish Dhawan DhawanSatish Dhawan 19721972 19841984 12Twelve years [4]
Prof. U R Rao RaoUdupi Ramachandra Rao 19841984 19941994 10Ten years [5]
Replace this image male.svg RaoKrishnaswamy Kasturirangan 19941994 2003-08-27August 27, 2003 9Nine years [6]
Replace this image male.svg RaoG Madhavan Nair 2003September, 2003 2009-10-29October 29, 2009 6Six years [7]
Replace this image male.svg DordainK. Radhakrishnan 2003October 30, 2009 Incumbent [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=133606
  2. ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/vsbhai.aspx
  3. ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/menon.aspx
  4. ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/satishdhawan.aspx
  5. ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/urroa.aspx
  6. ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/drkkasturirangan.aspx
  7. ^ "Shri G Madhavan Nair". About ISRO. Indian Space Research Organization. 2008-11-11. http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/gmnair_introduction.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
  8. ^ "Dr. K. Radhakrishnan". About ISRO. Indian Space Research Organization. 2008-11-11. http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Present/chairman.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 

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