The face of the Perseverance landing was an Indian American woman
CNNCNN — It was Swati Mohan who first delivered the news to earthlings that NASA’s Perseverance rover had successfully landed on Mars. “Touchdown confirmed,” she announcedto roaring applause from mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Mohan, an Indian American who moved to the United States when she was a year old, is the guidance and controls operations lead for the Perseverance rover mission, acting as the “eyes and ears” for NASA’s most sophisticated spacecraft to date. Her passion for space started with ‘Star Trek’ Mohan has been interested in space ever since she saw her first “Star Trek” television episode at age 9. “During entry, descent, and landing on Mars, GN&C determines the position of the spacecraft and commands the maneuvers to help it land safely.” And on Thursday, she was one of two voices heard in the control room and around the world – explaining major milestones in NASA’s first mission to search for signs of life on another planet.
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