Charles Elachi
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Charles Elachi
Charles Elachiis professorof electrical engineering and planetary science at the California Institute of Technology. From 2001 to 2016 he was director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of Caltech...
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth18 April 1947
adventure space age
Every month we do a bold adventure. This is the golden age of space exploration.
information acquisition contact
Remote Sensing is defined as the acquisition of information about an object without being in physical contact with it.
stars mirrors looks
We literally are all made out of stardust. We started from those stars; we are made of stardust. So, next time you are really depressed, look in the mirror and you can look and say, 'Hi, I'm looking at a star here.'
excited mars people ready seeing seen six tracks wheels
We have six wheels in the dirt. Mars now is our sandbox, and we are ready to play and learn. I have to tell you, I've never seen so many people so excited about just seeing two tracks in the dirt.