'Lady with the bindi', NASA scientist Swati Mohan's photo goes viral, desi Twitter abuzz - She was the first to confirm that the rover had successfully landed. She is the Mars 2020 Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GN&C) Operations Lead.
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Bindi Creates A Buzz On Twitter Dr Swati Mohan emigrated to the US from India when she was only a year old.
Updated: February 19, 2021 4:59 pm IST
Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan led the guidance and control operations of the Mars 2020 mission.
On Thursday, as NASA s Perseverance rover made a successful landing on the Red Planet, it was Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan who led the guidance, navigation, and control operations of the Mars 2020 mission. Touchdown confirmed, said operations lead Dr Swati Mohan at around 3:55 PM Eastern Time (2055 GMT), as mission control at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena erupted in cheers. A video of the moment, released by NASA, shows Dr Mohan wearing a small