Bindaas or confidently carefree: Cultural diversity stands bindicated
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Last Updated: Feb 23, 2021, 08:08 AM IST
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It does not take long to connect the dots. (In pic: Dr Swati Mohan) (Image credit: mars.nasa.gov)
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Being dotty is defined variously as mentally unbalanced, ridiculous, absurd or amusingly eccentric. But another meaning could also be added after the appreciative explosion on social media following Nasa scientist Dr Swati Mohan’s appearance last week calmly announcing the landing of the Mars rover Perseverance with a tiny but distinct bindi between her brows.
Being dotty or bindy could become an American variation of that quintessentially Indian state of being: bindaas, or confidently carefree. Particularly since another photograph of her from a different angle subsequently revealed that the young aerospace engineer had also dyed locks of her tied-back long hair in a fetching shade of blue in honour of the historic Mars touchdown
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Dr Swati Mohan, the Indian-American scientist who played a crucial role in the landing of Perseverance, spoke exclusively to Republic Media Network on Tuesday.
Dr Swati Mohan, the Indian-American scientist who played a crucial role in the landing of Perseverance, the NASA Mars rover, spoke exclusively to Republic Media Network on Tuesday. It is really quite humbling and overwhelming honestly. I am still trying to grapple with it all, Dr Mohan, who leads the guidance, navigation, and control operations of NASA s Mars 2020 mission said on the reception she received from across the globe since the landing of the historic craft. Dr Mohan said that not even in her wildest dreams she had imagined the adulation she has got over the past few days. Dr Mohan had been front and centre of NASA s coverage of the entire landing which was streamed across the world.
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She was calm, composed and in complete control as she spelt out every phase of NASA s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover landing on the Red planet. Meet Dr Swati Mohan - born in India - now a NASA achiever. Dr Swati Mohan of NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who was Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GN&C) Operations for Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover mission. | Photo Credit: Twitter
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Indian academic talent is celebrated across the world. Indian-origin scientists grace responsible positions in space organisations across the world.
In NASA s mission to Mars to send Perseverance Rover, the lead engineer for Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GN&C) Operations was a young Indian woman.
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Among the scientists who are part of this historic mission, Indian-American Dr Swati Mohan spearheaded the operation
Calm and composed Dr Mohan was communicating and coordinating between the GN&C subsystem and the rest of the project s team
NASA has sent to another rover that touched down on Mars on Thursday (February 18)
Washington: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration s (NASA) Perseverance Rover on Thursday (local time) successfully touched down on the surface of Mars after surviving a blazing seven-minute plunge through the Martian atmosphere. 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.