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MiMi Aung
Mars Helicopter Project Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Latest Planetary Radio Appearances
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Project Manager MiMi Aung
The leader of the Mars Helicopter test mission celebrates her team’s success and explores the daunting challenges they overcame.
Is ‘Oumuamua a Piece of a Pluto-Like Planet? And Ingenuity’s First Flight on Mars
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter makes a successful first flight on the Red Planet, while two researchers offer new insights on the first interstellar object discovered in our solar system.
A Helicopter for Mars and a Major LightSail Announcement
It will be the first flying machine on another world. Mars Helicopter Project Manager MiMi Aung shares her plans. There’s big news about The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2!