GUWAHATI: On a momentous occasion for the nation and the scientific community of Assam, Chayan Dutta, an accomplished Assamese scientist will oversee the launch control operations of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
Dutta, who is an alumnus of the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Tezpur University, is working as a Scientist/Engineer-G at UR Rao Satellite Centre, Department of Space.
The Command and Data Handling subsystem is essentially the 'brains' of the orbiter and controls all spacecraft functions.
He is also heading the “On Board Command Telemetry, Data Handling & Storage System, Lander, Chandrayan-3” as Deputy Project Director.
India’s third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, will be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on board the Launch Vehicle Mark-III from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on July 14.
Dutta expressed his gratitude stating, "I am deeply honoured and humbled to have been entrusted with the responsibility.
This mission represents a significant milestone for our nation and the global scientific community."