S Somanath, veteran aerospace engineer from Kerala, to be new ISRO chief
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Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath will take over as the new Chairman of the ISRO. In 1994, a young engineer with the ISRO, joined two of his seniors to set right a problem with a live PSLV rocket that stood ready for launch. Towards the final leg of the countdown, an issue was detected in the rocket and the highly-anticipated launch was put on hold.