--- title: "Who has been appointed as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?" description: "Who has been appointed as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2022-02-19 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95908/who-has-been-appointed-as-the-director-of-vikram-sarabhai-space-centre-vssc category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who has been appointed as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)? Who has been appointed as the [director of Vikram Sarabhai](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39630/who-is-the-new-director-of-vikram-sarabhai-space-centre-vssc) [Space](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/341629/the-role-of-private-companies-in-the-future-of-space-exploration) Centre (VSSC)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **The next director of the [Vikram Sarabhai](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38482/name-the-world-s-lightest-material-which-was-manufactured-by-isro-scientists-at-the-vikram-sarabhai-space-centre-thiruvananthapuram-and-is-also-known-as-blue-air) Space Centre is Unnikrishnan Nair S. (VSSC). He was previously the head of the ISRO Human Space Flight Centre. He replaces S Somanath, who was recently appointed chairman of ISRO.** \ **Also Read: [Who is the first woman to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95907/who-is-the-first-woman-to-be-appointed-as-vice-chancellor-of-jawaharlal-nehru-university)** \ The **Human Space Flight Centre** is now led by Unnikrishnan Nair. He will continue to face this accusation as well. Unnikrishnan Nair, a native of Kothanalloor, Kottayam, holds a B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) from Kerala University. He also holds an M.E (Aerospace Engineering) from IISc, Bangalore, and a Ph.D. from IIT Madras, **[Chennai](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94232/who-was-the-first-woman-chief-justice-of-the-chennai-high-court)**. He joined VSSC in 1985 and has held several significant posts, including first project director of the **Human Space Flight Project, deputy director of VSSC (Structures), and program director of the Advanced Space Transportation System.** \ ![Who has been appointed as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2cc97143-c125-4355-8a5b-b7bd7cd96b99/images/b82d33fc-c3a0-451d-9272-ed0bee114a93.png)\ \ He was a member-secretary of two IAA study committees and led the trip to Russia for **India-Russia** space collaboration in the human space flight program, which culminated in the signing of crucial contracts. He has received several honors and prizes, such as the **ISRO Excellence [Awards](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95474/which-state-ut-got-national-level-awards-for-covid-19-management-panchayat-development-index-at-24th-national-conference-on-e-governance-held-at-hyderabad).** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95908/who-has-been-appointed-as-the-director-of-vikram-sarabhai-space-centre-vssc Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.