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On July 30th 2020, the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter were launched into space. They arrived at Mars on February 18th 2021 to search for evidence of past life and find signs of habitable areas. by Dr David Maddison
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âI always just followed my curiosity,â Keith Comeaux said.
Ironically enough, his curiosity led him to Curiosity. Comeaux, a 1989 LSU graduate, works at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, where heâs been instrumental in the past two Mars rover missions.
The Baton Rouge native served as the flight director for Curiosityâs 2012 entry, descent and landing on Mars.
As the Mars 2020 mission manager, Comeaux led the team through the launch, cruise, approach, entry, descent and landing of the Perseverance Rover, which touched down successfully on the red planet on Feb. 18.
Since then, Comeaux has been working on âMars timeâ to ensure safe surface operations.
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