S. Unnikrishnan Nair Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Scientist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/01/YYYY
Age	Unknown
Birthplace	Kottayam, Kerala, India

Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

B.Tech	Mechanical Engineering
M.Tech	Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering
PhD	Mechanical Engineering
MA	Telecommunications and Space Law

Personal Life

Age	Not known
Birthplace	Kottayam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kottayam, Kerala

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Father

Sreedharan Nair

Mother

Rajamma

Spouse

Jaya G. Nair

Children

Daughter(s)	Aishwarya Nair Chaithanya Nair

Career

ISRO

Service Years	1985-present
Major Designations	Deputy Director of the Structures Entity at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Director of the VSSC (2022-present)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Team Excellence Award from ISRO for working on the SRE Experiment (2007) Excellence Award from ISRO for working on the CARE Experiment (2014) ISRO Individual Merit Award for working on the Gaganyaan project (2014) ISRO Excellence Award for leading a team in the Crew Escape System Pad Abort test (2018) Honourary Doctorate by the Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology for his work in the Gaganyaan project (2019) Atmanirbhar Award from the Indian Society of Analytical Science (ISAS) (2022) The National Systems Gold Medal from the Systems Society of India (2022)

Some Lesser Known Facts

S. Unnikrishnan Nair is an Indian Scientist at ISRO.
He founded the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC).
ISRO has honored him multiple times for leading projects under the Gaganyaan initiative.
In 2022, he took charge of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
He was part of the team that worked on Chandrayaan-3, which landed on the Moon in August 2023.
He has completed various engineering courses overseas.
His interests involve reading and traveling.