Woman with a mission: Dr Swati Mohan heads successful landing of Mars rover

According to information on the NASA website, her passion for the world of space started at the age of nine, after watching an episode of the famous science fiction series Star Trek. Photo: AFP Relaxnews

The "Mars 2020" mission orchestrated by NASA has just passed a crucial stage, with a successful landing of a rover on the "red planet." At the head of operations is Swati Mohan, an Indian-born engineer with a promising career.

"Historic." This is how the arrival of NASA's Perseverance Rover on the planet Mars was described on February 18, after a journey of nearly seven months, after being launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 30,2020.