Indian-Origin Software Engineer Amit Kshatriya to Head NASA’s New Moon to Mars Program

An Indian-origin software and robotics engineer Amit Kshatriya has been appointed as the first head of American space agency NASA’s newly-established Moon to Mars program.

Through this program, NASA plans to ensure a long-term presence on the Moon to prepare for humanity’s next giant leap to the Red Planet.

Amit Kshatriya will serve as the first head of the program as said by the agency in a release on Thursday.

“The Moon to Mars Program Office will help prepare NASA to carry out our bold missions to the Moon and land the first humans on Mars,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement. “The golden age of exploration is happening right now, and this new office will help ensure that NASA successfully establishes a long-term lunar presence needed to prepare for humanity’s next giant leap to the Red Planet.”