K Sivan

ISRO chairman S Somanath said he will no longer publish his autobiography after a controversy over some of his allegedly critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan in the book.

Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday announced that a cash award of Rs 25 lakh would be given to each of the nine eminent space scientists from Tamil Nadu, including K Sivan and Mylswamy Annadurai, in recognition of their services to the nation.

Nearly four years after the Chandrayaan-2 setback drove him to tears, former chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K Sivan was ecstatic when Chandrayaan-3 made a touchdown on the lunar surface last evening

Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon this evening in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed.

As Chandrayaan-3 achieved a soft landing near the lunar South Pole former ISRO chief K Sivan on Wednesday said that it is sweet news, for which they have been waiting for the last four years.

India's Mars mission may have cost less than some Hollywood films, but the era of jugaad and frugal engineering in the country will need to make way for more money and bigger rockets in the future, former ISRO chief K Sivan has said.

Mr Somanath, who is at present Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), will succeed K Sivan who completes his extended tenure on Friday.

Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K Sivan has acknowledged there is a feeling that very little happened in ISRO in 2021 with the last few months being a lull due to the impact of the coronavirus.

Noting that the space ecosystem was rife with opportunities for private players, ISRO Chairman K Sivan on Thursday said operational space activities of the organisation will be open for the private industry to take up and commercially benefit from it

Speaking during 19th convocation of NIT Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal virtually on Saturday, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said the world is facing the challenges of climate change and natural calamities which may alter the face of earth in the future, which in turn will impact our lives.

The reforms initiated by the government in the space sector and the liberalisation of FDI norms will ensure a sustained engagement between Indian and overseas companies which will greatly benefit both, ISRO chairman K Sivan said on Monday.

The Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan on Monday inaugurated a Lunar Science Workshop 2021, to commemorate the completion of two years of operation of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft around the lunar orbit.

The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch a data relay satellite that will help maintain contact with the Gaganyaan mission throughout after the launch, sources said.

India and France are working on their third joint satellite mission, even as the bilateral space collaboration is entering into multiple domains, including human spaceflight programme, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said.

India and France are working on their third joint satellite mission, even as the bilateral space collaboration is entering into multiple domains, including human spaceflight programme, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said.

ISRO chairman S Somanath said he will no longer publish his autobiography after a controversy over some of his allegedly critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan in the book.

Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday announced that a cash award of Rs 25 lakh would be given to each of the nine eminent space scientists from Tamil Nadu, including K Sivan and Mylswamy Annadurai, in recognition of their services to the nation.

Nearly four years after the Chandrayaan-2 setback drove him to tears, former chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K Sivan was ecstatic when Chandrayaan-3 made a touchdown on the lunar surface last evening

Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon this evening in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed.

As Chandrayaan-3 achieved a soft landing near the lunar South Pole former ISRO chief K Sivan on Wednesday said that it is sweet news, for which they have been waiting for the last four years.

India's Mars mission may have cost less than some Hollywood films, but the era of jugaad and frugal engineering in the country will need to make way for more money and bigger rockets in the future, former ISRO chief K Sivan has said.

Mr Somanath, who is at present Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), will succeed K Sivan who completes his extended tenure on Friday.

Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) K Sivan has acknowledged there is a feeling that very little happened in ISRO in 2021 with the last few months being a lull due to the impact of the coronavirus.

Noting that the space ecosystem was rife with opportunities for private players, ISRO Chairman K Sivan on Thursday said operational space activities of the organisation will be open for the private industry to take up and commercially benefit from it

Speaking during 19th convocation of NIT Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal virtually on Saturday, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said the world is facing the challenges of climate change and natural calamities which may alter the face of earth in the future, which in turn will impact our lives.

The reforms initiated by the government in the space sector and the liberalisation of FDI norms will ensure a sustained engagement between Indian and overseas companies which will greatly benefit both, ISRO chairman K Sivan said on Monday.

The Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan on Monday inaugurated a Lunar Science Workshop 2021, to commemorate the completion of two years of operation of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft around the lunar orbit.

The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch a data relay satellite that will help maintain contact with the Gaganyaan mission throughout after the launch, sources said.

India and France are working on their third joint satellite mission, even as the bilateral space collaboration is entering into multiple domains, including human spaceflight programme, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said.

India and France are working on their third joint satellite mission, even as the bilateral space collaboration is entering into multiple domains, including human spaceflight programme, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said.