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.