Who is Akshata Krishnamurthy First Indian to operate NASA Mars Rover

Working with the American space agency NASA is the dream of scientists all over the world. An Indian woman 'Akshata Krishnamurthy' has created history while working with NASA. She has become the first Indian to operate NASA's Mars rover, that is, she has driven a rover on Mars. Akshata was involved in the mission under which NASA collected samples from Mars. These samples will be brought to Earth in the next few years.

Akshata has shared her achievement on Instagram. He wrote, no dream is ever too big or crazy. Believe in yourself and keep working! I promise that if you work hard you will definitely get there.

Talking about Akshata's education, she has done PhD from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). He is one of the few Indians who has got the opportunity to work full-time with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Nasa JPL). Her profile on LinkedIn shows that Akshata is serving as Principal Investigator and Mission Science Phase Lead at NASA. She has been working in NASA for the last 5 years.

Reached America 13 years ago, stuck to her goal

While sharing her journey on Instagram, Akshata has told that she went to America 13 years ago. His dream was to work at NASA and lead science and robotic operations related to Earth and Mars. Because she was a foreign citizen on visa, many people advised her to change her field. Said to plan something else. According to Akshata, she remained focused on her goal. PhD from MIT opened the way for him to reach NASA.

Perseverance Rover had collected samples from Mars
American space agency NASA's Perseverance rover had collected samples from Mars. NASA has shared information about this work. His video has received more than 7 lakh views.