He admitted that he mentioned in his book the lack of clarity in connection with the announcement of the failure of the Chandrayaan-2 mission. During the time of landing, it was not clearly said that there was communication failure and it would crash land, he said.
S Somanath had told NDTV in an exclusive interview that he had faced huge challenges in his career and hinted that his position in ISRO had been threatened and he could have been thrown out.
Following the row over his alleged critical remarks about his predecessor, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chief S Somanath withdrew from publishing his autobiography.
S Somnath used to stay in a tiny lodge room in Kollam district due to a financial crunch while studying at TKM Engineering College decades ago. | Trending