Aug 23, 2023, 07:09 PM IST

Chandrayan 3: Meet people behind Chandrayan 3 mission

Khushi Patel

S. Somanath

The mission's creator and a former director of ISRO's primary rocket centers, the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

P Veeramuthuvel

The leader of the initiative and the mission's visionary. He is a senior scientist who has advanced in the ISRO who is from Villupuram, Tamil Nadu

S Unnikrishnan Nair

The LVM3 rocket's designer and the chief of VSSC. He and his crew are in charge of several crucial elements of the endeavor

A Rajarajan

The head of SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota's primary spaceport for India. He also serves as the head of LAB, which approves the launch. He has made sure that solid motors and launch infrastructure are ready for ISRO's expanding launch demands, including Gaganyaan and SSLV, and he is an expert in composite materials

M Sankaran

The head of URSC, India's premier satellite design and development facility. He assumed control in June 2021 and is now in command of the satellite team, which is working to address India's demands in terms of interplanetary exploration, remote sensing, meteorology, and communication

Chayan Dutta

The head of the onboard command telemetry, data management, and storage system as well as the deputy project director for Chandrayaan 3's development. He is an Assamese scientist and engineer who will oversee Chandrayaan-3's launch control

Ritu Karidhal Shrivastava

The expedition was led by Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, also referred to as India's "rocket woman." She works with ISRO as a senior scientist