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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian space scientist (born 1976)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = P Veeramuthuvel<br />
| image = Veera Muthuvel during his speech after Chandrayaan 3's successful soft landing on the moon.png<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|Oct|22|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Viluppuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| occupation = Aerospace engineer<br />
| alma_mater = [[IIT Madras]] ([[PhD]])<br />
| years_active = 2014–present<br />
| employer = {{ubl|<br />
* [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]<br />
*[[Indian Space Research Organisation]]}}<br />
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'''P Veeramuthuvel''' (born 22 October 1976) is an Indian [[Aerospace engineering|aerospace engineer]] who works for the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]. He served as the project director of the [[Chandrayaan-3]] mission.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=Railway Technician's Son, Chandrayaan 3 Project Director: The Inspiring Journey of ISRO Scientist P Veeramuthuvel |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/railway-technicians-son-chandrayaan-3-project-director-the-inspiring-journey-of-isro-scientist-p-veeramuthuvel-article-102990405 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
P Veeramuthuvel was born on 22 October 1976 in the [[Viluppuram district|Villupuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arulappan |first=Vinodh |date=2023-08-24 |title=From Railway staff quarters to Moon: Trajectory of Chandrayaan-3 Project Director Veera Muthuvel |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/tamilnadu/from-railway-staff-quarters-to-moon-trajectory-of-chandrayaan-3-project-director-veera-muthuvel/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=The South First |language=en-GB}}</ref> He attended the [[Railway schools in India|railway school]] in Villupuram and earned a [[Diploma in Engineering|diploma in mechanical engineering]]. He attended [[Sri Sai Ram Engineering College]] in [[Chennai]] for his [[Bachelor of Engineering]] studies. He attended [[NIT Trichy]] for his [[Master of Engineering]] studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Simple man, average student': Meet Chandrayaan-3 project director P Veeramuthuvel |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/chandrayaan-3/story/chandrayaan-3-p-veeramuthuvel-simple-man-average-student-who-put-india-on-moon-2425977-2023-08-24 |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Veeramuthuvel joined Lakshmi Engineering Works, [[Coimbatore]] as a senior engineer. He then joined the rotary wing research and design center of the helicopter division of [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] Bangalore. He joined [[ISRO]] in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/jul/15/meet-villupurams-p-veeramuthuvel-the-tamil-scientist-behind-indias-chandrayaan-3-mission-2594940.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> where he worked on multiple projects and held various responsibilities, including planning for the [[Mars Orbiter Mission 2|second Mars Orbiter Mission]]. In parallel, he completed post-graduate studies at the [[IIT Madras]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/jul/15/meet-villupurams-p-veeramuthuvel-the-tamil-scientist-behind-indias-chandrayaan-3-mission-2594940.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> <br />
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Veeramuthuvel has served as the deputy director of the ISRO's main office's Space Infrastructure Programme.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Scientist Veera Muthuvel from Tamil Nadu: Son of railway technician from Villupuram, brains behind Chandrayaan-3 |url=https://www.news9live.com/state/tamil-nadu/scientist-veera-muthuvel-from-tamil-nadu-son-of-railway-technician-from-villupuram-brains-behind-chandrayaan-3-2212683 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, he was appointed as the director of the [[Chandrayaan-3|Chandrayaan 3]] mission. He succeeded [[Muthayya Vanitha]], who oversaw the [[Chandrayaan-2|Chandrayaan-2 mission]] as its project director. He was also instrumental in the Chandrayaan-2 mission, coordinating with [[NASA]] on the project's prospects and science.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission: Meet the people behind India's lunar mission |url=https://www.livemint.com/science/news/chandrayaan3-meet-the-people-behind-indias-lunar-mission-11692760558733.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><br />
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