NASA Scientist Swati Mohan's Bindi Creates A Buzz On Twitter Bindi Creates A Buzz On Twitter NASA Scientist Swati Mohan's Bindi Creates A Buzz On Twitter Dr Swati Mohan emigrated to the US from India when she was only a year old. Updated: February 19, 2021 4:59 pm IST Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan led the guidance and control operations of the Mars 2020 mission. On Thursday, as NASA's Perseverance rover made a successful landing on the Red Planet, it was Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan who led the guidance, navigation, and control operations of the Mars 2020 mission. "Touchdown confirmed," said operations lead Dr Swati Mohan at around 3:55 PM Eastern Time (2055 GMT), as mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena erupted in cheers. A video of the moment, released by NASA, shows Dr Mohan wearing a small