<p>Eminent scientist A S Kiran Kumar was today appointed Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman of Space Commission.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kumar has been appointed for a period of three years on re-employment on contract basis, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training said.<br /><br />He is presently working as Director, Space Applications Centre (SAC)-- a unique centre of Indian Space Research Organisation--and has been steering design, development, realisation and other programmes undertaken by it.<br /><br />Kumar is a Padma Shri awardee.<br />Shailesh Nayak, Secretary in Ministry of Earth Sciences, was handling additional charge of Department of Space. <br /><br />He was given the additional charge of Department of Space for one month on January 1, this year. The vacancy has necessitated following superannuation of K Radhakrishnan on December 31, 2014.</p>
<p>Eminent scientist A S Kiran Kumar was today appointed Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman of Space Commission.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kumar has been appointed for a period of three years on re-employment on contract basis, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training said.<br /><br />He is presently working as Director, Space Applications Centre (SAC)-- a unique centre of Indian Space Research Organisation--and has been steering design, development, realisation and other programmes undertaken by it.<br /><br />Kumar is a Padma Shri awardee.<br />Shailesh Nayak, Secretary in Ministry of Earth Sciences, was handling additional charge of Department of Space. <br /><br />He was given the additional charge of Department of Space for one month on January 1, this year. The vacancy has necessitated following superannuation of K Radhakrishnan on December 31, 2014.</p>