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G. Madhavan Nair (born 31 October 1943) is an Indian space scientist and a former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, and Secretary to the Department of Space, Government of India. His tenure saw commencement of Indian Human Spaceflight Programme and launch of extraterrestrial exploration mission Chandrayaan-I .
Former Chairman. Dr G Madhavan Nair was born on October 31,1943 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He graduated in Engineering from Kerala University in 1966 and underwent training at Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Bombay. He joined Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in 1967.
Learn about the life and achievements of G. Madhavan Nair, the former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the architect of PSLV launcher. He has led several successful space missions, received many awards and honors, and contributed to society through tele-education, telemedicine and disaster management.
Dr G Madhavan Nair has led the Indian delegation to the S&T Sub-Committee of United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS) since 1998.
Aug 12, 2021 · That was former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair. Naturally, ISRO's failure to launch its first Earth observation satellite on August 12, 2021 came as a big disappointment for him.
Aug 23, 2023 · “Madhavan, what evidence are you going to show before the world that we reached the Moon?” APJ Abdul Kalam asked G Madhavan Nair, the chairman of Isro (2003-2009), prior to the launch of Chandrayaan-1 in 2008. “When we carried out missions to Everest and Antarctica, we placed our flag there.
Shri G Madhavan Nair, a leading technologist in the field of Space Research, was the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India. He was also the Chairman, Space Commission - the Apex policymaking body - since September 01, 2003.
