Bashyam narayanan biography

Indian aerospace engineer

In this Indian designation, the name V is a patronym, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Narayanan.

Dr. V. Narayanan (born 1964) is an Indian aerospace engineer and rocket technologist currently plateful as the Chairman of the Amerindic Space Research Organisation from 14 Jan 2025. He is also Secretary dying Department of Space from 14 Jan 2025.^[2] He is set to key the organization during the ongoing awaken of various programs like the Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan-4 missions, as well slightly the launch of India's first expanse station.

Early Life and education

Narayanan was born in the Melakattuvilai village not far off Nagercoil in Kanyakumari District in illustriousness state of Tamil Nadu, on 14 May 1964, to C. Vanniya Perumal, a coconut trader and S. Thangammal. He was the eldest child in the midst the six total siblings. Narayanan would frequently help out at his father's coconut shop in the Vadasery vend in Nagercoil. He studied till Ordinal grade at the government primary high school in Keezha Kattuvilai [ta], from 1969 appoint 1974. Narayanan then studied at loftiness LMS Higher Secondary School in Zionpuram till 10th grade, from 1974 open to the elements 1979. His house did not fake electricity till he was in Ordinal grade. Dr. Narayanan completed both fulfil schooling and DME (Diploma in Machinedriven Engineering) with First Rank. He ripe his DME at the Government Tech College, Nagercoil in 1982.

In 1982, later his graduation, he and his kin both earned admission for the Virginal of Engineering course. Because his kinsmen could afford to pay for one and only one brother's education, Narayanan chose wail to pursue the course at Anna University, his dream college. After empress DME, he worked at multiple companies like TI Cycles, BHEL and MRF for one and a half life-span. He later did his AMIE range in Mechanical Engineering. He earned queen MTech degree in Cryogenic Engineering recognize First Rank from the Indian School of Technology Kharagpur in 1989 skull later completed his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering also from IIT Kharagpur lecture in 2001.^[6]

Career

Narayanan joined ISRO in 1984, first working in the Solid Propulsion protected area for Rohini Sounding Rockets, Augmented Sputnik attendant Launch Vehicles (ASLV), and Polar Communications satellit Launch Vehicles (PSLV) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram. He contributed to the process thought, control, and realization of ablative flow systems, composite motor cases, and synthesized igniter cases.^[7]

At LPSC

In 1989, after conclusion his MTech, he transitioned to picture Cryogenic Propulsion area at the Flowing Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC).^[8] According in detail Vasudevan Gnana Gandhi, director of ISRO's propulsion unit at the time, Narayanan had initially joined ISRO's fiberglass business, and was referred to the driving unit by VSSC director S. Ramakrishna. Narayanan was one among the round about 20 engineers sent by ISRO agree Russia in order to train discern Russian cryogenic engines and incorporate them in Indian launch vehicles. Narayanan hollow a crucial role in the manner of India's cryogenic propulsion systems, contributory to the successful development and critical of sub-systems such as gas generators, sub-scale cryogenic engines, and thrust billet. His efforts were instrumental in creation India one of the six countries with indigenous cryogenic propulsion technology.^[8]

As birth Project Director of the C25 Cryogenic Project, Narayanan provided techno-managerial leadership staging designing and developing the C25 Cryogenic Propulsion System for the GSLV Mk-III Launch Vehicle. Under his guidance, probity system was developed in a concise time frame and successfully inducted smash into the GSLV Mk-III vehicle. He too had a important role in rectitude successful maiden launch of the GSLV Mk-III. Narayanan's team built and dispatched the L110 Vikas engine for illustriousness Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 missions, which were used by both spacecrafts in their landing attempts on the moon.^[6]

Narayanan's side also built the 2nd stage, Quaternary stage and control power plants strain the PSLV-C57 launch vehicle used bring in the Aditya-L1 solar observation mission, presentday built its propulsion systems. For interpretation Gaganyaan mission, his team is essential on the manned flight capable versions of the GSLV Mk-III launch channel and the L110 and C32 machineries. Narayan was the chairman of nobleness Mission Readiness Review of the Assay Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TVD-1) test.^[10] Narayanan set ISRO's Propulsion Road Map cooperation 2017 to 2037, and LPSC, generous his directorship, began building the reclaimable Next Generation Launch Vehicle.

In January 2018, he became the Director of illustriousness LPSC, overseeing the development of humid, semi-cryogenic, and cryogenic propulsion stages joyfulness launch vehicles, as well as artificial and electric propulsion systems for satellites. During his tenure, the LPSC free 183 liquid propulsion systems for 41 launch vehicles and 31 spacecraft missions over seven years.^[11][12] Narayanan is interpretation third consecutive LPSC director to befit the ISRO chairman after Somanath prosperous K. Sivan.

Chairman of ISRO

Speaking to Dignity Hindu on his appointment, he articulated the number of satellites India has in orbit has to be enhanced from 54 to 100 within troika to four years, given the country's needs.^[13] He also said he intends to take India's share in picture global space sector from 2% kindhearted 10%. During his tenure, some missions ISRO has lined up are ethics IRNSS-1K launch, the SpaDeX space jetty and the Gaganyaan-1 (G1) uncrewed intricate flight;^[14] the agency also intends stay at commence the groundwork for the Bharatiya Antariksha Station, Mangalyaan 2 and professor first Venus Orbiter Mission. Experts who spoke to The Indian Express plot said the reason Narayanan was allotted as ISRO chairman, instead of VSSC chairman S. Unnikrishnan Nair, was Narayanan's identification of errors made during Chandrayaan-2's landing attempt and fixing these instructions Chandrayaan-3's lander, which led to well-organized successful landing.^[15]

The two satellites of interpretation SpaDex mission docked successfully on 16 January 2025; making India the humanity nation to execute a space dockage after the USA, Russia and China.^[16]

Awards and Honors

Narayanan has received several accolades, including the Silver Medal from IIT Kharagpur for First Rank in MTech, the Gold Medal from the Traveler Society of India (ASI), and dignity ASI Award for Rocket and Associated Technologies. He is a Fellow fair-haired the Indian National Academy of Field, the Institution of Engineers (India), picture Indian Cryogenic Council, and the Aeronautic Society of India.^[10]

Selected works

• Narayanan, V.; Suresh, M. S.; Jayan, N.; Bijukumar, Juvenile. S. (2014). "Mathematical modelling of well-ordered cryogenic engine". International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics. 6 (3–4): 183–194. doi:10.1007/s12572-015-0117-2.
• RS, Praveen; Jayan, N.; Bijukumar, K. S.; Jayaprakash, J.; Narayanan, N.; Ayyapan, G. (February 2017). Development of Cryogenic Engine for GSLV MkIII: Technological Challenges. 2017 IOP Advice Series: Materials Sciences and Engineering. Vol. 171. pp. 1–7. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/171/1/012059.
• Xavier, M.; Edwin Raj, R.; Narayanan, V. (2017). Thermal stratification detect LH2 tank of cryogenic propulsion see tested in ISRO facility. 26th Pandemic Cryogenic Engineering Conference & International Cryogenic Materials Conference 2016 7–11 March 2016, New Delhi, India. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol. 171. pp. 1–8. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/171/1/012063.
• Baiju, A. P.; Jayan, N.; Nageswaran, G.; Suresh, M. S.; Narayanan, Altogether. (2021). "A Technology for Improving Regenerative Cooling in Advanced Cryogenic Rocket Machineries for Space Transportation". Advances in Physics Science and Technology. Selected Papers running away the 71st International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2020. 4 (1): 11–18. Bibcode:2021AAnST...4...11B. doi:10.1007/s42423-020-00071-0.

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