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A specialist in advanced launch vehicle technology, Dr Lalithambika has worked extensively on various ISRO rockets, particularly the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
The launch will mark the 60th anniversary of the launch of the first rocket in India on November 21, 1963.
The rocket body has reentered the Earth's atmosphere 124 days after it was launched.
S Somanath's book 'Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal' reportedly has some critical remaks on his predecessor K Sivan.
In his autobiography titled Nilaavu Kudicha Simhamgal, Somanath alleges that the Chandrayaan 2 mission failed as it was launched in a hurry without conducting the necessary tests.
Somanath was speaking after being made an 'honorary fellow' of the Kerala Academy of Sciences at CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday
He also said ISRO would send a female humanoid - a robot that resembles a human - in its unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft next year.
The test vehicle mission is predecessor to the Gaganyaan programme which aims to send humans into space.
The Test Vehicle mission with this Crew Module is a significant milestone for the overall Gaganyaan programme as a nearly complete system is integrated for a flight test.
ISRO chairman S Somnath speaking on the topic 'India's Dream Space in Space' at the Manorama News Conclave 2023.