ISRO Chairman K Sivan was on Thursday houred with Tamil Nadu government's Dr. A P JAbdul Kalam Award by Chief Minister K Palaniswami. award was earlier anunced in recognition of Sivan's stellar work in promotion of science and techlogy. Sivan, Chairman of Indian ResearchOrganisation, was originally scheduled to receive award here during Independence Day celebrations on August 15, but could t do so.

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ISRO chairman K Sivan houred

government had earlier said Sivan would receive award from Palaniswami on a later date. Accordingly, ISRO chief met Palaniswami at secretariat here, where chief minister presented him with  award, which carries an eight-gram gold medal, Rs five lakh in cash and a citation. Kalam award is to hour those who work for promoting scientific growth, humanities and students' welfare and awardees should hail from Tamil Nadu. Under Sivan's tutel, ISRO had successfully launchedChandrayaan 2, second mission to moon on July 22 and he was chief architect of SITARA, a 6D trajectory simulation software, according to citation, which also hailed him as "Rocket Man".

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K Sivan's journey 

62-year-old Sivan was first graduate in his family who got a Bachelor's degree in engineering from Madras Institute of Techlogy in 1980. Completing his Master's degree in aero engineering from  Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, he later joined ISRO and was a recipient of several awards including  Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award (1999). Following death of former President A P J AbdulKalam in 2015, late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had n anunced an award in his name

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Chandrayaan 2- next stop

achievement that country is w eyeing with Chandrayaan 2 is to soft-land on Moon's south pole. ISRO said that Lander Vikram will soft-land on Moon on September 7, 2019. As  Chandrayaan 2 landing date nears, country is looking forward to registering itself in elite group of countries. ISRO also explained why it has chosen South Pole for its landing. Chandrayaan-2 craft to enable it to enter its final orbit passing over lunar poles at a distance of about 100 km from Moon’s surface. Subsequently, lander will separate from Orbiter and enters into a 100 km X 30 km orbit around Moon. n, it will perform a series of complex braking maneuvers to soft-land in South polar region of Moon on September 7, 2019. health of craft is being continuously monitored from Mission Operations Complex (MOX) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru with support from Indian Deep Network (IDSN) antennas at Bylalu, near Bengaluru.

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