From Dayton to Mars: University of Dayton researchers helped NASA plan Perseverance mission : University of Dayton, Ohio
From Dayton to Mars: University of Dayton researchers helped NASA plan Perseverance mission As the Perseverance rover descended to the surface of Mars just before 4 p.m. Feb. 18, University of Dayton Research Institute scientist Chad Barklay closely watched NASA’s live feed of its Joint Propulsion Lab control room, listening for touchdown confirmation. Exactly four years prior, Barklay and UDRI colleague and engineer Allan Tolson were also closely watching as they essentially cooked a generator similar to the one that will power the Mars 2020 rover, heating it up to temperatures never befor...
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