LSU alum turned NASA engineer plays role in Perseverance's landing on Mars
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Source: CNN
Keith Comeaux
When the NASA Perseverance rover completed its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth to safely land on Mars, an employee with ties to Louisiana was part of the NASA team that watched the landing from mission control, thrilled to see their work reach an historic milestone.
Dr. Keith Comeaux, a proud Louisiana State University and Catholic High alum, tweeted, "It's geaux time," from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California on Thursday, Feb. 18.
According to CNN, the rover is called Perseverance, but nicknamed "Percy,"by NASA's mission control team.