New ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan:
Dr. V. Narayanan will succeed S. Somanath as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman and Secretary of the Department of Space (DoS), starting 14th January 2025, for a two-year tenure.Narayanan’s Role in ISRO’s 2025 Missions: As ISRO Chairman, Narayanan will oversee the launch of NVS-02 for India’s navigation system, lead the unmanned Gaganyaan mission with Vyommitra, and the Indo-US NISAR satellite launch in March 2025.