Canadian-born NASA systems engineer Farah Alibay got only a bit of shut-eye Sunday night before nervous anticipation took over. “For me it was a ton of joy, but almost a little bit of disbelief at how beautiful that flight was. When this helicopter idea came along people didn’t even think we could fly on Mars because the atmosphere is so thin. It looks just the way we had tested,” project manager MiMi Aung said as she watched the flight video during a briefing later. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Alibay’s fondness for space exploration started at a young age.

Source: thestar April 20, 2021 10:52 UTC