Innovation Conversations: Allen Chen

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with Allen Chen, the Mars 2020 Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sterne Kessler Director Trey Powers interviewed Allen about several aspects of the Perseverance mission, including: the mechanics of EDL and testing the equipment; sky crane technology; building on past missions to devise the EDL process; and groundbreaking innovations developed by his team.

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