| 1. A Rajarajan is the director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR) and chief of the Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) based in Sriharikota. He is among the top 5 key ISRO scientists pivotal to the success of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission in 2023. |
| 2. Rajarajan is a renowned expert in composites and has published several papers on composite materials. |
| 3. He began his career at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in the Fiber Reinforced Plastic division and has contributed significantly to the development of composite products. |
| 4. In 2017, Rajarajan was appointed deputy director of the Propulsion and Space Ordinance Entity (PRSO) following a mission setback. His leadership optimized production procedures and validated a more reliable pyro separation system for subsequent launches. |
| 5. During his role as deputy director, Rajarajan was instrumental in developing various composite products, such as solar panel substrates, antennas, and a large payload fairing. |
| 6. Rajarajan has led multiple VSSC entities throughout his career and was promoted to the director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in July 2019. |
| 7. As the director of SDSC, Rajarajan oversees solid motor production and infrastructure development to support ISRO's growing launch requirements. |
| 8. Under his leadership, significant progress has been made in enhancing solid motor production and launch vehicle integration facilities, improving launch efficiency. |
| 9. Rajarajan collaborates with industries to develop essential technologies, contributing to various Indian planetary missions like Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2. |
| 10. He is recognized for his captivating speeches on cutting-edge technological applications of composites at various conferences. |
| 11. Joined ISRO in 1987, focusing on structural engineering, composites, spacecraft structures, and launch vehicle systems. |
| 12. Played critical roles in ISRO's launch vehicle programmes including PSLV, GSLV, and LVM3. |
| 13. As Director of SDSC SHAR, associated with major missions including Aditya-L1, Chandrayaan-2, Chandrayaan-3, SSLV, LVM3 M2/OneWeb India-1, Vikram-S, and Gaganyaan experimental flights. |
| 14. Serves as President of ISAMPE, India from November 2023. |
| 15. Holds a patent in Film-Boiling CVI technology development. |
