Who Is Swati Mohan? NASA Scientist Who Commentated on Mars Rover Landing Gains New Fans
On 2/19/21 at 6:26 AM EST
An Indian American engineer who played a key role in the successful landing of NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars Thursday has been celebrated on social media.
Swati Mohan is the guidance, navigation, and controls (GN&C) operations lead for the Mars 2020 mission, based out of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
During the dramatic descent and landing phase, Mohan provided updates on the mission, with her comments broadcast around the world as part of NASA's live stream of the historic event.