- Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization
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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) Vikram Sarabhai 1963 1972 Nine years [2] Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon January 1972 September 1972 9 months [3] Satish Dhawan 1972 1984 Twelve years [4] Udupi Ramachandra Rao 1984 1994 Ten years [5] Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan 1994 August 27, 2003 Nine years [6] G Madhavan Nair September, 2003 October 29, 2009 Six years [7] K. Radhakrishnan October 30, 2009 Incumbent [8] See also
- ISRO
- Homi J. Bhabha
References
- ^ http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=133606
- ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/vsbhai.aspx
- ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/menon.aspx
- ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/satishdhawan.aspx
- ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/urroa.aspx
- ^ http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/Former/drkkasturirangan.aspx
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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