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It is called the Van Zyl Overlook.
Born in Namibia, van Zyl then came to South Africa to study at the University of Stellenbosch, after which he moved to America and played a crucial role in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California for 33 years.
SA People reports that although Van Zyl was an expat for over three decades, he still had connections to home, and liked to encourage youngsters in Namibia and South Africa to become scientists.
Sadly, van Zyl was not around to see his helicopter take flight on Monday.
At the age of 64, van Zyl passed away in August 2020 after suffering a heart attack in California.
A ridge on Mars has been named after the late Jappie van Zyl, the Namibian engineer behind the Mars helicopter. Stock photo: iStockPhoto
A piece of real estate on planet Mars has been named after a Namibian man, Jakob (Japie) van Zyl, who studied at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, obtaining an honours degree in electronic engineering in 1979.
Van Zyl was the leader of the team that created Ingenuity Mars Helicopter which yesterday made history – becoming the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet! (Watch below.)
Sadly Van Zyl did not live to see this incredible achievement. The 64-year-old passed away in August 2020, after suffering a heart attack in California, where he lived. He did at least see the launch, a month before he died, of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which carried Ingenuity to the red planet.
When he retires on March 1, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director Bill Goldstein will conclude a distinguished 36-year career at the Lab, where.
Updated Feb 19, 2021 | 14:31 IST
She was calm, composed and in complete control as she spelt out every phase of NASA s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover landing on the Red planet. Meet Dr Swati Mohan - born in India - now a NASA achiever. Dr Swati Mohan of NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who was Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GN&C) Operations for Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover mission. | Photo Credit: Twitter
Key Highlights
Indian academic talent is celebrated across the world. Indian-origin scientists grace responsible positions in space organisations across the world.
In NASA s mission to Mars to send Perseverance Rover, the lead engineer for Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GN&C) Operations was a young Indian woman.