The groups have asked the Howard County Board of Education to consider forming an Asian American and Pacific Islander advisory board to help the school system understand the challenges and issues of the community, developing specific curriculum at all levels of education, and creating more events and programs during the heritage month.
Taiwan-born engineer Yen Jeng (嚴正), a member of NASA’s Perseverance rover team, on Saturday shared behind-the-scene stories of the Ingenuity helicopter, which has completed two flights on Mars.
Yen, a 20-year veteran at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is head of the Robot Interfaces and Visualization team, which prepares the computer code that guides Perseverance’s movements on Mars.
In a virtual speech, Yen said that the Ingenuity helicopter has been the attention-grabber on the mission.
“There are no repair shops on Mars,” Yen said, adding that every step of the mission had to be repeatedly rehearsed.
Just the decoupling of the helicopter from the rover
Taiwanese NASA engineer shares stories of Mars helicopter
04/25/2021 08:32 PM
Yen Jeng delivering his virtual speech. CNA photo April 24, 2021
Los Angeles, April 24 (CNA) Taiwan-born engineer Yen Jeng (嚴正), a member of NASA s Perseverance rover team, shared on Saturday some behind the scenes stories of the Ingenuity helicopter, which recently completed two flights on Mars.
Yen, a 20-year veteran at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is currently head of the agency s Robot Interfaces and Visualization team. The team is in charge of preparing the computer code that guides Perseverance s movements on Mars.
During a virtual speech on Saturday, Yen said that the center of attention for the Perseverance rover mission has been the Ingenuity helicopter, which hitchhiked its way to Mars on the rover s belly.