Episode 39 --- What NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Teaching The Rest

Episode 39 --- What NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Teaching The Rest Of Us.

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NASA’s Rob Manning, JPL’s Chief Engineer, discusses management, logistics, innovation and the future of robotic Mars exploration in this unique episode. With this week’s successful landing of the Perseverance rover on an ancient river delta, NASA ups its game at a time when the rest of the country badly needs some encouraging news. Manning talks about how JPL keeps itself on track when finessing complicated billion-dollar initiatives.

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