Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist N Valarmathi, known for her iconic voice behind the rocket launching countdown, took her last breath at the age of 64 on Saturday. Her most recent countdown happened during the launch of Indias third lunar mission – Chandrayaan-3, which scripted history on August 23 at 6.04 pm by landing successfully on the moons surface.ISRO scientist N Valarmathi dies at 64Announcing Valarmathis demise, former ISRO Director Dr P V Venkitakrishan took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to extend his condolences and 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!”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! pic.twitter.com/T9cMQkLU6J— Dr. P V Venkitakrishnan (@DrPVVenkitakri1) September 3, 2023According to the reports, she suffered a heart attack and died in Chennai on Saturday evening.Valarmathis journey to ISROTaking notes from her journey to ISRO, N. Valarmathi was born on July 31, 1959, and joined ISRO in 1984. She played a major role in numerous missions. She was the project director of RISAT-1, which is Indias first indigenously developed Radar Imaging Satellite (RIS) and the countrys second such satellite creation.Since the post of her demise was shared, several condolences poured in on social media to pay tribute to the late ISRO scientist.One of the users said, ”I noticed her absence during the #AdityaL1 launch. I thought she might be out of the office or something. But I didnt expect this sad news. Ill really miss her. Om Shanti.”“Every launch I waited for her voice to say T-10….,” said another.”I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Valarmathi Madam. She was a true inspiration to many, and her voice will be missed during every launch. Om Shanti.,” said the third user.
