Perseverance rover on Mars, but few with as much interest as Maxence Abela, a 23-year-old computer and IT student at Epitech, a graduate school for information and new technologies in Paris.He describes himself as a big fan of space exploration, so he listened in when NASA officials produced new pictures and described the mission in detail afterwards.
As talk turned to the parachute that slowed the descent of the Rover, NASA engineer Allen Chen said he hoped the mission would inspire others.
Chen then added, “Sometimes we leave messages in our work for others to find for that purpose. So we invite you all to give it a shot.