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. 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.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The Indian National Committee for Space Research
Indian National Committee for Space Research
The Indian National Committee for Space Research was set up in 1962 by the Indian Government under Dr. Vikram Sarabhai to formulate the Indian Space Program. At the time, the committee was part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, led by M. G. K. Menon. The committee took over the...
(INCOSPAR) was found in 1962 with Vikram Sarabhai
Vikram Sarabhai
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist. He is considered to be the father of the Indian space program; legendary Homi Bhabha’s successor as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; and was as at home in the world of the arts as in his favourite laboratory. His interests were vast and...
as its chairman. The Indian Space Research Organization in its modern form was created by Vikarm Sarabhai in 1969. Since then there have been seven chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, with Prof. Satish Dhawan
Satish Dhawan
Satish Dhawan was an Indian rocket scientist and a pioneer aerospace engineer who was born in Srinagar, India and educated in India and the United States...
serving the longest term of 12 years as the Chairman.
Chairman
| Photograph | Name | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) |
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Vikram Sarabhai Vikram Sarabhai Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist. He is considered to be the father of the Indian space program; legendary Homi Bhabha’s successor as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; and was as at home in the world of the arts as in his favourite laboratory. His interests were vast and... |
1963 | 1972 | Nine years | |
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Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon | January 1972 | September 1972 | 9 months | |
| Satish Dhawan Satish Dhawan Satish Dhawan was an Indian rocket scientist and a pioneer aerospace engineer who was born in Srinagar, India and educated in India and the United States... |
1972 | 1984 | Twelve years | ||
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Udupi Ramachandra Rao | 1984 | 1994 | Ten years | |
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Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan Krishnaswami Kasturirangan Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan is a space scientist based in Bangalore, Karnataka who headed the Indian Space Research Organization for more than 9 years until 2003. He was a Member in the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He is now a Member of the Planning Commission of Government of... |
1994 | August 27, 2003 | Nine years | |
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G Madhavan Nair G. Madhavan Nair G. Madhavan Nair is the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary to the Department of Space, Government of India since September 2003. He is also the Chairman, Space Commission and acts as the Chairman of Governing Body of the Antrix Corporation, Bangalore... |
September, 2003 | October 29, 2009 | Six years | |
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K. Radhakrishnan K. Radhakrishnan (scientist) K. Radhakrishnan is an Indian scientist and the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation . He also served as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre , Thiruvananthapuram. He was born in Kerala, India... |
October 30, 2009 | Incumbent | ||