K Sivan preceded by S Somnath on January 15, 2022, as ISRO Chief
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Dr S Somnath was born in the year 1963 in Alappuzha, Kerala. His full name is Shridhar Parikar Somnath.
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He graduated in engineering at TKM College of Engineering, Kollam and master's degree in aerospace engineering from IISc Bengaluru.
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He has expertise in launch vehicle system engineering, structural design, structural dynamics, mechanism design and pyrotechnics.
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Under his leadership, the country's most powerful space launch vehicle GSLV Mark-III was made.
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S Somnath has contributed significantly in building 3 Geosynchronous Launch Vehicles and 11 PSLVs.
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S Somnath was the director of the GSLV Mark-III project from 2010 to 2014.
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Chandrayaan-3 touched down the lunar south pole region on August 23, 2023.
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India became the fourth country to successfully land on the Moon, and the first to do so near the lunar south pole.
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The achievement has become historic and Dr S Somnath, the ISRO chief name has been cited in golden letters.
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