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Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 13, 2009 G Madhavan Nair, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has been appointed President of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). The decision to elevate Nair, who was serving as Vice-President of Scientific Activities of the IAA for the last four years, was taken yesterday during its General Assembly meeting in Daejeon, South Korea, an ISRO statement said. The Paris-headquartered IAA is an independent organisation of distinguished individuals elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to astronautics and the exploration of space, it said.
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ISRO Chief To Head International Academy Of AeronauticsPanaji, India (PTI) Sep 02, 2009 ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair is all set to become the first non-American to head the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). The formal announcement was made by IAA secretary general J M Contant during an international conference on low cost planetary mission here. "Its a great honour. All these years Americans chaired the post, first time a non-American, that too an Indian, is ... read more |
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