Updated On: 04 September, 2023 02:01 PM IST | Bengaluru | PTI
Condolences poured in for the ISRO scientist N Valarmathi with Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar among others expressing grief over her death. Many fondly recalled her resonating countdown from the Mission Control Centre at ISRO’s Sriharikota spaceport during many launches

ISRO scientist N Valarmathi/ Pic/X
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist N Valarmathi who did the countdown for a number of missions including the Chandrayaan-3 died in Chennai on September 2 following cardiac arrest, an official said here on Monday. Scientist Valarmathi, who is a Tamil Nadu native, died at a Chennai hospital, the ISRO official added.
Valarmathi’s last countdown assignment was Chandrayaan-3.