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Indians' Hand in NASA's Most Ambitious Mission- 'Mars Curiosity Rover'
Anita Sengupta
Sengupta is an aerospace engineer and a member of the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) sequence team of the project.
Sengupta is the person who tested a parachute, an important mission element which will decide the destiny of the U.S. spacecraft. The parachute will open up and slow down the spacecraft from supersonic to subsonic speeds, reports G.S. Mudur of Yahoo.
"We're excited, nervous, emotional, happy. It's the culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears over the past seven years," Sengupta told The Telegraph. "We've done everything we could from an engineering perspective ... but there are things that are always out of your control."
"We've done everything we could to design and test the multiple elements of the (EDL) system, but the flight to Mars is the first time they can be tested together in a Martian-like environment," said Sengupta.
"The development of interplanetary spacecraft and landing systems, and exploring other planets is among the toughest things you can do as an engineer," she said. "And the thrill is in the challenge and the journey."
Sengupta holds a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California.
