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Meet Swati Mohan, Indian-American scientist who dyed a strand of hair blue as she led the NASA Mars mission


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. ....

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