Meet Dr Swati Mohan, Indian-American scientist who played key role in NASA s Perseverance landing
Dr Swati Mohan was the first to confirm that the rover had successfully touched down on the Martian surface after surviving a particularly tricky plunge through the atmosphere of the Red Planet
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Dr Swati completed her bachelor s degree from Cornell University and her MS and PhD from MIT
When NASA s rover, Perseverance, gently landed on the surface of Mars last week after seven months in space, millions of miles away in the US space agency s control room, a woman s voice rang out: Touchdown confirmed! The announcement was from Indian American scientist Dr Swati Mohan the woman who played a pivotal role in the landing of the historic craft.
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As NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, after seven months in space, it was Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan who confirmed the
Samedi, 20 Février, 2021 - 08:37 Touchdown confirmed! Perseverance is safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs of past life, exclaimed NASA engineer Dr Swati Mohan.
The world witnessed the historic landing of NASA s Perseverance Rover, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday as it landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.
Among the scientists who are part of this historic mission, Indian-American Dr Swati Mohan spearheaded the development of attitude control and the landing system for the rover.