| Awards, Honours, Achievements | - Performance Excellence award from ISRO (2009)
- Honorary doctorate by Satyabhama University Chennai (2018)
- National Aeronautics Prize by Aeronautical Society of India (2019)
- Honorary doctorate by Centurion University Bhubaneswar (2020)
- Gold Medal in Master's Programme
- Space Gold Medal from Astronautical Society of India
- Team excellence award for GSLV Mk-III realisation
- Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti at the 68th Karnataka Rajyotsava (2023)
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 Finalist
- PhD from IIT Madras (2024)
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| Current Position | Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor at ISRO (2025-Present); Distinguished Visiting Professor at Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (2025-Present); Chancellor of Chanakya University, Bengaluru |
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| Previous Positions | - Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) (2022-2025)
- Chairman of Space Commission (2022-2025)
- Secretary of Department of Space (2022-2025)
- Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) (2015-2017)
- Associate Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) (2014)
- Deputy Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) (2010-2014)
- Project Manager for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) (1995-2002)
- Joined ISRO in 1985
- Associate Director (Projects) of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
- Deputy Project Director of GSLV Mk-III (2003-2010)
- Deputy Director of Structures Entity, VSSC (2012-2013)
- Deputy Director of Propulsion and Space Ordinance Entity, VSSC (until November 2014)
- Team Leader for PSLV Integration (1985 onwards)
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| Major Missions & Achievements | - Led Chandrayaan-3 mission which successfully landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023, making India the first country to land near the lunar south pole and the fourth country to achieve soft landing on the Moon
- Spearheaded Aditya-L1 solar mission
- Led development of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)
- Spearheaded progress on Gaganyaan human spaceflight program
- Led SpaDeX mission development toward India's space station goals
- Contributed significantly to PSLV program development
- Led development of Pushpak Reusable Launch Vehicle
- Oversaw successful completion and qualification of CE20 cryogenic engine and C25 stage for GSLV MkIII-D1
- Led first experimental LVM3-X/CARE mission (18 December 2014)
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| Additional Roles | | Part-time Non-official Director, Central Board of Reserve Bank of India | From 20/08/2026 for four years |
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| Board Observer, Agnikul Cosmos | Appointed July 2026 |
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| Honorary Chief Technical Advisor, Skyroot Aerospace | Advisory role ahead of Vikram-1 launch |
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