Vandi Verma - The NASA hero ruling the Mars

Vandi Verma is born and raised partly in India, she moved around a lot thanks to her father's air force career. Dr. Vandi Verma is interested in closed-loop decision-level control, including fault diagnosis, and recovery for robotic space and planetary exploration. She works in flight operations for the Mars Exploration Rovers.
Always motivated to explore new environments and cultures, she also had one constant—her fascination with flying and outer space.
Watch this great clip by pbs talking about some stuff she is doing.

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