<p>Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Chairman K Radhakrishnan on Wednesday ended his three-decade-long career in the space agency, riding high on the success of the Mars orbiter mission and GSLV-Mk-III that carried a human crew module to the space.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Space scientist Shailesh Nayak, secretary in the ministry of the earth sciences has been given an additional charge of Isro for a month till a regular appointment is made, says the department of personnel and training in an order. A graduate from Kerala University and a PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Radhakrishnan took over as Isro chairman on October 31, 2009.<br /><br />A year later, sitting in the mission control room of Sriharikota launch pad, Radhakrishnan watched in horror as the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-F06) with GSAT-5P satellite exploded in the air, minutes after lift-off. It was India’s biggest set back in space science.<br /><br />But the space scientist, who is also a trained Kathakali dancer and devotional singer ended his career with a high, thanks to the double success that came in close succession in the last four months. <br /><br />Radhakrishnan was also adjudged one of the world’s top 10 scientists in 2014, by “Nature”, one of the world’s leading science journals.<br /></p>
<p>Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Chairman K Radhakrishnan on Wednesday ended his three-decade-long career in the space agency, riding high on the success of the Mars orbiter mission and GSLV-Mk-III that carried a human crew module to the space.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Space scientist Shailesh Nayak, secretary in the ministry of the earth sciences has been given an additional charge of Isro for a month till a regular appointment is made, says the department of personnel and training in an order. A graduate from Kerala University and a PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Radhakrishnan took over as Isro chairman on October 31, 2009.<br /><br />A year later, sitting in the mission control room of Sriharikota launch pad, Radhakrishnan watched in horror as the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-F06) with GSAT-5P satellite exploded in the air, minutes after lift-off. It was India’s biggest set back in space science.<br /><br />But the space scientist, who is also a trained Kathakali dancer and devotional singer ended his career with a high, thanks to the double success that came in close succession in the last four months. <br /><br />Radhakrishnan was also adjudged one of the world’s top 10 scientists in 2014, by “Nature”, one of the world’s leading science journals.<br /></p>
