The face of the Perseverance landing was an Indian American woman

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1. In the pre-landing coverage it was heartening to see so many women and people of color

in leadership and major management positions. There may still be a ways to go from the years of the 'Hidden Figures' relegated to the basement, but lots of progress is good to see. And for some this was their second or third rodeo so its been building for awhile. And talk about "planting" it, waaaaaayyyyy cool! I hope all the tests and systems survived the trip, landing, temperatures and dust but just the getting it all there, where they wanted it, in one piece, was amazing. Hats off too to Gene Roddenberry for projecting a positive vision for space exploration that inspired generations of boy and girls.