Media Credit: Courtesy of Mariah Baker and Leila Meshkat Remote working at NASA's headquarters meant alumni watched live and celebrated their work on NASA's Perseverance rover with friends and family at home. News By Zachary Blackburn Mar 8, 2021 12:14 AM Alumnus George Tahu watched from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California last month as the Perseverance rover completed its 300-million-mile journey to Mars. Tahu said he was responsible for setting objectives and constraints needed to keep the project on schedule while also reducing costs and risks of the project. The rover, which weighs more than 2,000 pounds and traveled through space for seven months, landed on the surface of Mars on Feb. 18, culminating nine years of planning and research.