Updated Feb 19, 2021 | 14:31 IST 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 Key Highlights 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.