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The Isro Human Space Flight Centre — #HSFC — which is leading the implementation of #Gaganyaan has a new director, M Mohan, who has taken over ahead of a crucial test mission planned in mid-July or August. 1/n
The Isro Human Space Flight Centre — #HSFC — which is leading the implementation of #Gaganyaan has a new director, M Mohan, who has taken over ahead of a crucial test mission planned in mid-July or August. 1/n
Mohan took charge from Umamaheswaran R, who superannuated on May 31. Mohan’s appointment will not change the composition of #Gaganyaan team as the project director and other positions continue to remain with the same personnel. 2/n
Mohan, from the rocket side, had served as project director Space Capsule Recovery Experiment or #SRE, which Isro carried out in 2007 as a precursor to the human spaceflight mission, more than a decade before Prime Minister Modi announced #Gaganyaan. 3/n
#JUSTIN | Senior @isro scientist S Unnikrishnan Nair has taken charge as the director of #VSSC. Nair will continue to also hold the position of director, #HSFC (Human Space Flight Centre) that is spearheading the #Gaganyaan programme. 1/n
He has B.Tech in mechanical engineering from Kerala University, ME in Aerospace engg from @iiscbangalore, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from @iitmadras. 2/n
“Some missions will be taken up on priority. SSLV will come in April, Gaganyaan test vehicle missions will be this year, and we are looking at #chandrayaan3. These are immediate goals. We'll continue with overall Gaganyaan activities and other projects," Nair told me. 3/n
