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India names rocket scientist Narayanan as new space agency chief
India appointed rocket scientist V. Narayanan as the new head of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the government said on Tuesday, a key role as India works to become a space superpower. Narayanan takes over from S. Somanath, who became chairman in 2022 and has been credited with making the 54-year-old space agency more approachable and opening it up to engage with the next generation.
India delays space docking experiment, saying more work needed
India postponed by a couple of days on Monday a highly-anticipated space docking experiment that would see it become the fourth country in the world to achieve a feat essential for expanding future deep space exploratory missions. "The docking process requires further validation through ground simulations based on an abort scenario identified today," India's space agency ISRO said, without giving further details.
