NASA’s Artemis II mission will be a grand success: ISRO chairman V. Narayanan

ISRO chairman V. Narayanan expresses confidence in NASA's Artemis II mission as a pivotal step towards future moon landings.

V. Narayanan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on Saturday described the Artemis II mission of US’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as “a great effort” and expressed confidence that it will lead to future human landings on the moon.

“I’m 100% sure that this mission will be a grand success, leading towards later landings on the moon,” Dr. Narayanan said of NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby in 50 years.

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Dr. Narayanan was speaking to reporters after receiving the K.P.P. Nambiar Award 2025 instituted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Kerala section.

Recalling the past human landings on the moon, Dr. Narayanan said the Artemis programme was a step towards repeating the feat.

In his award acceptance speech, Dr. Narayanan said ISRO was learning from the twin “setbacks” of the Polar satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) missions and would have everything back on track.