G. Madhavan Nair
Current ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair
The current ISRO chairman Mr. G. Madhavan Nair with all his eligibility and talents is one of the proud Indians. It never means that he is proud; rather the Indians are proud to have Madhavan Nair as the current chairman of ISRO. It is a proven fact that he is simple after all his success when he commented that it was his fortune to be the chairman of ISRO. The intelligence and dedication of the current ISRO chairman Madhavan Nair made him the President of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) on 11th October 2009.
According to G. Madhavan Nair the current chairman ISRO, the GSLV launch vehicle was the result of a fantastic teamwork. The current Indian Space Research Organization chairman G. Madhavan Nair is the best person for the same with all his qualifications and experience. Formerly the current ISRO chairman Mr. Madhavan Nair was the Director of VSSC (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre). He was also occupied in the agency since 1957 when he was primarily hired at the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station. ISRO current chairman G.M. Nair’s vividness made him the Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of Space Commission. He is on all these charges/duties since September 1, 2003. As the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), G. Madhavan Nair led research and development of satellite launch vehicles for orbiting Spacecraft for remote sensing and communications. Madhavan Nair did his graduation in engineering from Kerala University in 1966. He underwent training at (BARC) Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai and joined TERLS in 1967. His great contribution to SLV-3 is memorable for all the Indians. After all his success he is simple in heart as he says ‘it is a great privilege to be the chairman of ISRO’.
The successful Chandrayan-1 launch adds glory to ISRO and G.Madhavan Nair the current Chairman of ISRO. The fact that an Indian made satellite is circling the moon should be written in golden letters according to ISRO’s current chairman Madhavan Nair. It is noted that the project was successful at the very first attempt itself.
The current aim of ISRO is to avail the Satellite based communication and navigation systems for rural connectivity, security needs and mobile services; Enhanced imaging capability for natural resource management, weather and climate change studies; Space science missions for better understanding of solar system and universe; Planetary exploration; Development of Heavy lift launcher; Reusable Launch Vehicles – Technology demonstrator missions leading to Two Stage To Orbit (TSTO) and Human Space Flight by 2025.










