When Mars 2020 talks, we want to listen. That's where Joey comes in, booking time for the spacecraft to "talk to" NASA's Deep Space Network antennas on Earth. He says it's a "critical puzzle“ to juggle times with many space missions.

Jennifer's Mars roots go deep. She has worked on all five NASA rovers that have driven on the Red Planet, starting with Pathfinder in 1997, and continuing with Perseverance.

Mike and his team checked to make sure the electronics on Mars 2020 were built correctly and could survive the harsh space environment.

Shonte's mother worked in aerospace and triggered her daughter's interest in planes, which evolved into a fascination with space after a classroom tour of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

An immigrant who came to the U.S. with a dream of working for NASA, Hiro loves developing code for the Perseverance rover to self-drive.

Educated in India and the U.S., Kavita is excited by the mystery, elusiveness, and enigma of space, which she says puts everything else into perspective.