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A 55-year-old NASA professor named Sanjeev Gupta is controlling the Perseverance rover from Mars on the Red Planet from a floor above a living room in London, UK. Gupta lives in a one-bedroom apartment in London at a time when he should be with other scientists at mission control in California, USA.
- DNA web team
- February 28, 2021 10:27 AM M.
A 55-year-old NASA professor named Sanjeev Gupta is controlling the Perseverance rover from Mars on the Red Planet from a floor above a living room in London, UK. Gupta lives in a one-bedroom apartment in London at a time when he should be with other scientists at mission control in California, USA.
1. Why is Sanjeev Gupta in London?
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The NASA professor lives in London because the COVID-19 pandemic has forced him to work from home.
2. What did Professor Gupta say?
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Professor Gupta told the Daily Mail: “It should be in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, in a series of offices each about three times the size of this room, filled with hundreds of scientists and engineers with their heads buried in Laptops surrounded by large screens. NASA headquarters is certainly a long way from a one-bedroom apartment. “
3. More about Professor Gupta
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Professor Gupta is an expert in geology from Imperial College London. Gupta and his team will direct Perseverance to drill sites for samples from the surface of the Red Planet. The sample will be returned to Earth in 2027.
4. Why did Professor Gupta rent the one bedroom flat?
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Professor Gupta said he needs to work nights and rented an apartment so his wife and children can sleep without discomfort.
5. Details of Professor Gupta’s flat
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Professor Gupta’s flat has five computers and two other screens for Zoom-style meetings with other scientists on the mission.
