Bio/Wiki
| Full name | Palanivenu Veeramuthuvel |
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| Other names | Veera Muthuvel, Veeramuthuvel Palanivelu |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 170 cm |
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| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Railway Mixed Hs Secondary School Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu |
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Personal Life
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | 10/02/2008 |
Relationships & More
| Spouse | Name not known |
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| Children | He has a daughter. |
Family
| Father | P. Palaniven (retired technician from the Southern Railways division of the Indian Railways) |
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| Mother | Name not known (homemaker) |
| Spouse | Name not known |
| Children | He has a daughter. |
Career
| Service Years | 2004-present |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Veeramuthuvel was appointed Project Director of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission by ISRO in 2019. | |
| He completed engineering courses in the US, UK, Russia, and France. | |
| Veeramuthuvel contributed to designing various remote sensing satellites for India and other countries. | |
| He worked on the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), assisting in creating the Mangalyaan satellite and its spacecraft. | |
| Joining ISRO in December 2004, he started as a Scientist Engineer and took on different roles over time. | |
| He succeeded Muthayya Vanitha as the Project Director of Chandrayaan-3. | |
| Veeramuthuvel authored multiple research articles for renowned scientific journals. | |
| He follows Sadhguru and sought his blessings for the Chandrayaan-3 mission. | |
| After Chandrayaan-3's touchdown, his father and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu praised him. | |
| Google commemorated Chandrayaan-3's achievement with a doodle. |
