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A great example of commitment to the agency mission is the critical work of personnel in the Flight Operations Office at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The agency approved use of its C-20 & G-III aircraft at Armstrong for transport of mission-critical JPL staff from California.
Trips would begin at sunrise, with Armstrong’s flight surgeon Dr. Dwight Peake, performing health screenings and protective equipment fittings. By sundown in Southern California, the aircraft crew would return home with team members whose work at the Cape was complete.
“One of the best demonstrations of One NASA I’ve seen in a while is playing out right now with our Perseverance rover. Together we are persevering.” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate.
In addition to NASA, personnel from across the U.S. aerospace industry and the Department of Energy have performed critical activities in preparing Perseverance for launch.
Learn more about the Mars 2020 mission: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/how-nasas-perseverance-mars-team-has-ad…
Jessica Arreola
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
April 28, 2020
NASA Photo / Lauren Hughes