| No. | Portrait | Name
(Lifespan) | Term | Ref(s) |
|---|
| Start | End | Term length |
|---|
| 1 | | Vikram Sarabhai
(–) | | | 8 years | [5] |
|---|
Founder of INCOSPAR and widely regraded as father of Indian space program.AS Kiran Kumar Assumes Office As ISRO Chairman -his efforts led to creation of Indian Space Research Organisation. |
| 2 | | M. G. K. Menon
(–) | January | September | 9 months | [6] |
|---|
| He was notable mostly for his work on cosmic rays and particle physics particularly on the high-energy inter-actions of elementary particles.
|
| 3 | | Satish Dhawan
(–) | | | 12 years | [7] |
|---|
Satish Dhawan is known for his work on fluid dynamics and his tenure as longest serving chief of ISRO.Chairperson of the Indian Space Research OrganisationHis era marked with India attaining orbital launch capability in for the first time and start of INSAT program which became base for further development of spacecraft technologies. |
| 4 | | U. R. Rao
(–) | | | 10 years | [8][9] |
|---|
| Also served as chan Shri AS Kiran Kumar - Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre NIT
|