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
BusinessToday.In | February 24, 2021 | Updated 10:19 IST
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.