NEW DELHI: ISRO scientist N Valarmathi, known for her iconic voice during rocket countdown launches, died on Saturday.
The scientist suffered a heart attack and died in Chennai on Saturday evening, say reports.
Taking to X, former ISRO Director Dr. P V Venkitakrishnan wrote: “The voice of Valarmathi Madam will not be there for the countdowns of future missions of ISRO from Sriharikotta. Chandrayan 3 was her final countdown announcement. An unexpected demise . Feel so sad. Pranams!
She hailed from Tamil Nadu’s Ariyalur and born on July 31, 1959.
She joined ISRO in 1984. She was the project director of RISAT-1, India’s first indigenously developed Radar Imaging Satellite (RIS) and the country’s second such satellite.