
ISRO appoints M. Mohan as director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre in Thiruvananthapuram
The Hindu
M. Mohan appointed as director of LPSC in Thiruvananthapuram, succeeding V. Narayanan, with extensive experience in ISRO.
M. Mohan has been appointed as director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) located at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
Mr. Mohan, who is currently Director (Projects) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), succeeds V. Narayanan as the LPSC director. ISRO issued his appointment order on January 25.
Mr. Mohan was director of the Human Space Flight Centre from June 2023 to June 2024. Prior to that, he has held various positions, including Associate Director, VSSC (Research and Development), project director of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and mission director of successful GSLV-F08/GSAT-6A and GSLV-F11/GSAT-7A missions in 2018.
He has also held the positions of project director of the Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) and the Space Capsule Recovery Project (SRE-2). He was also system leader of the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) project for the Chandrayaan – 1 mission.
Mr. Mohan hails from Alappuzha. His wife, Deepa, is working in the State Irrigation department. The couple has two sons.

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