'Nail-biting'—Members of NASA's Mars Perseverance team on the thrill of seeing rover land

  • 📰 Newsweek
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 52%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

Scientists with the space agency told Newsweek about the intense emotions they felt as they watched the rover land on the Red Planet after traveling nearly 300 million miles.

Nagin Cox, deputy leader of Perseverance's engineering operations team. Cox said it is"mind-blowing" to see audio and footage sent by the rover."I have had the privilege of being in the control rooms for the last four rover landings and each one is nail-biting and epic," she said."Not only were we thrilled and excited but also deeply relieved that it worked.

She is now looking forward to monitoring the health of the Perseverance rover on every Mars day—or"sol"—of its operational life going forward, while ensuring its engineering and science activities are sent over correctly."Jumping Up And Down Like Kids" He led the scientists that commanded and monitored the vehicle during its 292 million-mile journey, and his involvement in the project has spanned three years.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 468. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.