- Former ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar was awarded France’s highest civilian honor - Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur, for his contribution to India-France space cooperation.
- Mr. Kumar worked as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 2015 to 2018.
- Now, he holds the Chair of the ISRO Committee on Earth Observation Satellites.
Published On : 04 May 2019
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