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Dr Swati Mohan is the Indian American who spearheaded the development of attitude control and the landing system for the rover.
Meet Indian American who leads NASA s operation Perseverance Rover Landing on Mars ANI | Updated: Feb 19, 2021 03:53 IST
By Reena Bhardwaj
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): 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.
Meet Swati Mohan, Indian-American leading NASA s operation Perseverance Rover landing on Mars
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Dr Mohan emigrated from India to America when she was just one-year-old
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University and completed her MS and PhD from MIT in Aeronautics/Astronautics
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After covering a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometres), the American space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday (local time) announced that its Perseverance rover has reached Mars.
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.
Read more about Meet Indian American who led NASA s Perseverance Rover landing on Mars on Business Standard. Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): 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
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February 19 - When Nasa landed its Mars rover Perseverance on the Martian surface, it was an Indian-American handling the controls and landing system. Swati Mohan spearheaded the attitude control and landing system of the Perseverance rover that navigated a particularly difficult touchdown. Touchdown confirmed! Perseverance safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking signs of past life, flight controller Swati Mohan announced as US made the historic landing on Mars, prompting her colleagues at Nasa fist-bump and break into celebrations.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration s (NASA) Perseverance rover successfully touched down on the surface of Mars after surviving a blazing seven-minute plunge through the Martian atmosphere.