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Madhavan Nair takes over as President of IAA

G Madhavan Nair, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has been appointed President of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). - Moon mission 110% success: Isro - Chandrayaan-I finds water on moon - India mulling deeper exploration of water on moon - Chandrayaan-1 was 110% success, says ISRO chief - Mars mission between 2013 and 2015: Isro - ISRO formally calls off Chandrayaan-1 moon mission: Nair 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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