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Meet the Martians

Bob Balaram

Chief Engineer, Mars Helicopter Project

A helicopter flying through the Martian atmosphere? Sounds like a dream come true for Bob, the project's chief engineer, who says "Exploration is in our DNA and Mars is a great place to explore."

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Bob Balaram

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Jennifer Shatts

Systems Engineer

Always curious about how stuff works, Jennifer's job allows her to "touch hardware that will thrive and operate on another planet" - like the Mars helicopter.

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Jennifer Shatts

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Gayane Kazarians

Planetary Protection Engineer

Gayane says Apollo 11 stole her heart when it landed on the Moon... and now she is putting her heart and soul into her job as an engineer keeping watch against microbes on spacecraft.

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Håvard Fjær Grip

Ingenuity Chief Pilot

Chief Pilot for the Mars Helicopter - an actual title held by this actual person. Havard will "fly" the helicopter through the Martian atmosphere, remotely from Earth.

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Håvard Fjær Grip

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Shreyansh Daftry

Robotics Technologist

In his role as a Robotics Technologist, Shreyansh works on Artificial Intelligence, giving robots extra "smarts" to explore space.

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Shreyansh Daftry

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Amanda Grue

Mission Assurance Manager

As a child, Amanda hoped to be an author, and now she's helping rewrite the books on Mars exploration through her work on Mars 2020's engineering cameras and the Mars Helicopter battery.

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Behind the Spacecraft

Meet some of the team members behind the Perseverance rover

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Katie Stack Morgan
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