Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan. Photo credit: Twitter/@DrSwatiMohan
Touchdown confirmed, exclaimed Ms. Mohan, who emigrated from India to the US when she was only a year old. As the world witnessed the historic landing of NASA s Perseverance rover on the Martian surface, it was Indian-American scientist, Swati Mohan, who led the guidance, navigation, and control operations of the Mars 2020 mission.
Ms. Mohan also confirmed that the rover had survived a particularly tricky plunge through the Martian atmosphere. Touchdown confirmed, exclaimed Ms. Mohan, who emigrated from India to the US when she was only a year old. She says the Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations (GN&C) are eyes and ears of the spacecraft.