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S. Somanath Appointed New Chairman of ISRO
- Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath has been appointed the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as well as the Space Secretary.
- He succeeded K Sivan who completed his extended tenure as ISRO chief.
- His appointment as the Space Secretary and the Space Commission Chairman is for a combined tenure of three years from the date of joining of the post.
- The post of the ISRO chairman, the Space Secretary and the Space Commission chief is usually held by one person only.
- Mr Somanath is the 10th chairman of ISRO.
- Prior to this, he was Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
- Mr Somanath is an expert in the area of system engineering of launch vehicles.
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