
New Delhi: V Narayanan, jo rocket science mein mahir hain aur cryogenic engine ko develop karne mein bahut bada role khela hai, unhe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ka nayaa Chairman banaya gaya hai. S Somanath ki jagah lete hue, unki appointment Appointments Committee of the Cabinet ne jaari ki thi. 14 January se ye appointment laagu hogi.
IIT Kharagpur se M.Tech in Cryogenic Engineering aur Aerospace Engineering mein PhD ki degree haasil karne waale Dr. Narayanan ka ISRO mein karib 40 saal ka shaandaar career raha hai. Unhone 1984 mein ISRO mein join kiya aur launch vehicles jaise PSLV aur GSLV ke liye solid aur liquid propulsion systems ke vikas mein lagatar yogdaan diya.
Unke career ka ek mukhhya highlight hai bharat mein indigenous cryogenic engine technology ka vikas, jo ek bada achievement hai kyunki isne technological hurdles aur international restrictions ko paar kiya. Unhone advanced propulsion systems, jaise ablative nozzles, composite motor cases, aur igniter systems ke design aur development mein bhi mahatvapoorn yogdaan diya hai.
Chandrayaan-2 mission ko aane wali mukhlīfaton ko dur karne mein Dr. Narayanan ki leadership bahut zaroori thi. Failure Analysis Committee ke head ke roop mein, unhone critical issues ko pehchana aur unhe address kiya, jisne Chandrayaan-3 ki kamyabi ka rasta saaf kiya.
Is waqt, Dr. Narayanan Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Valiamala, Kerala ke head hain. Ye center launch vehicles aur satellites, dono ke liye cutting-edge propulsion technologies ko develop karne mein mahatvapoorn bhumika nibhata hai.
ISRO Chairman ke roop mein apni nayi bhumika mein, Dr. Narayanan sanstha ko aur bhi zyada unchaiyon tak le jaane ka prayas karenge, jis mein Gaganyaan human spaceflight program bhi shaamil hai. Wo Space Commission, jo saare space-related activities ke liye apex decision-making body hai, ke Chairman bhi honge.