Source: Highlights 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.