Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:37am on 02 Sep 2023,Saturday Science
Nigar Shaji, a native of Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi district, is leading India's prestigious Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun. As project director, her talent steered the country's first solar odyssey when Aditya-L1 launched successfully on Sunday. Shaji studied in Shengottai and joined ISRO in 1987. While Chandrayaan 3's director is also Tamil, it is Shaji making headlines now. Her leadership of Aditya-L1 highlights Tamil Nadu's enduring contribution to India's space achievements. As this Tamil scientist took charge, India's historic solar voyage launched successfully. With Aditya-L1 in space, the nation's solar odyssey is in safe hands under Shaji.
