January 15, 2025 Dr. V . Narayanan , Distinguished Scientist (Apex Grade), assumed the charge of Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman , Space Commission and Chairman , ISRO on the afternoon of 13th January, 2025. He has started functioning from ISRO HQ today on 15th January 2025. Dr. V . Narayanan , is a Distinguished Scientist (Apex Grade), assumed the charge of Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman , Space Commission and Chairman , ISRO on the afternoon of 13th January, 2025. Prior to this, he served as Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), one of the major Centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ), with its headquarters at Valiamala in Thiruvananthapuram and a unit at Bangalore. As Director, he provided techno-managerial leadership to ... V. Narayanan may refer to: V. Narayanan (engineer) (born 1964), Indian aerospace cryogenic engineer and aerospace official V. Narayanan (politician), Indian (Tamil Nandu) politician elected to office in 2019 V . G. Narayanan , American economist, Harvard faculty 1994–present Dr V Narayanan , a distinguished scientist and an expert in rocket and spacecraft propulsion, has officially assumed charge as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Secretary of the Department of Space, and Chairman of the Space Commission.