太空探測與您

摘要:

The space program is for everyone, not just for the scientists. In the last four decades,
the space programs have been transformed from "curiosity" to "necessity", which affects our daily lives.

Dr. Liu will share his many years of space program working experiences with you, and the benefit of
the space program, particularly the Mars program. He also shares the latest status of Perseverance
Rover and James Webb Space Telescope and future Mars mission in his

Dr. Dankai Liu

Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)/NASA.

Dr. Dankai Liu is a technical member of the Perseverance Rover Sampling and Caching Strategic office (SSO). The Sampling and Caching System is the key technology for capturing the Martian rocks in many small tubes and then bringing them back to Earth by a future Mars Sample Return Mission to analyze further the Mars environment changes.  

Before the Perseverance Rover appointment, Dr. Dankai Liu was the Assistant Division Manager for the System Engineering Division.

Dankai served numerous critical positions for JPL’s prestigious and successful space exploration projects, including the Project System Engineer & Flight System Manager of NISAR Project, Project System Engineer and Chief Engineer of OCO-2 Project, Deputy Chief Engineer and Flight System Manager of Mars Science Laboratory, Flight System Manager of GALEX and Avionics Manager of Deep Space One Mission, and the Attitude Control Engineer of Mars Pathfinder Mission.

Interested in the following subjects:

• Space Exploration, including Mars and other planets.

• Global Warming and Earth Sciences.

• Project Management and System Engineering.