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Last Thursday, the largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles. Packed with groundbreaking technology, the Perseverance Rover marks an ambitious first step in the effort to collect Mars samples and return them to Earth.

Over the last several years, our employees working at NASA JPL have made notable contributions to the Mars 2020 mission. All of us at Columbus are very proud to be a part of a team that made history last week.

We at Columbus are filled with tremendous pride today and are honored to have contributed to this historic mission. Congratulations to everyone at NASA and JPL for the successful landing of Perseverance!

Will you be watching the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover's landing on Mars today? Don't miss it, we are witnessing history in the making! Join us and watch the live stream at 11:15 AM PST.

Columbus is proud to be supporting NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Europa Clipper project, with several employees contributing to the success of the mission. Meet Christopher Boswell: an Electronics Manufacturing Engineer at NASA JPL who continues to strive for excellence at the workplace.

#ThrowbackThursday: Celebrating with the HQ staff last year with a costume contest!

Columbus brings deep technical fluency to enable some of America’s most complex science missions. Our multi-domain expertise, guidance and applied skills support the work of NASA, NOAA, JPL, NIH, CDC, and other organizations conducting ground-breaking research. These leaders rely on Columbus to build and support resilient systems that power their operations while giving them the tools to protect and analyze critical data. Learn more:

NASA's Europa Clipper will orbit around Jupiter in order to perform a detailed investigation of Europa -- a world that shows strong evidence for an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust and which could host conditions favorable for life. The mission will send a highly capable, radiation-tolerant spacecraft into a long, looping orbit around Jupiter to perform repeated close flybys of the icy moon. Columbus is proud to be involved in this project. Stay tuned for more updates!

Columbus proudly supported the OSIRIS-Rex mission through the SES and GSMO-2 contracts at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Learn more about this mission:

Columbus is privileged to provide NASA Goddard with proven personnel to support mission-critical engineering projects.

Columbus provides Technology solutions to a variety of US Government agencies. Our support activities include software development, hardware development, instrumentation, data analytics, cyber security, cloud services, network engineering, systems design, systems engineering etc. In each area of our technology practice, we balance standardization with customization and build upon a foundation of security. This allows us to provide sound technical solutions for each mission’s ...exact requirements while protecting vital systems, data, and components. Learn more:

After the Perseverance rover makes it through the harrowing entry, descent, and landing phase of the mission on Feb. 18, 2021, it will begin searching for traces of microscopic life from billions of years back. It will do so using PIXL, a precision X-ray device powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Learn more:

Columbus has a commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, members of the National Guard, spouses, and the military community as they make the transition to the civilian workforce. Our Military Support Team (MST) attends national military conferences, advertises on military job boards and websites, and participates in career and outreach activities at military installations. Learn more:

We are proud to have employees with distinctive backgrounds and experiences, that continue to grow academically and perform their best each day at the job. Meet Kyle Salling: a proud veteran, a pilot, and a team member at Columbus supporting Airborne Science at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The Mars Society held an international competition to design a Mars colony for 1,000,000 inhabitants. The plan had to incorporate technical design, economics, and social, cultural, political, and aesthetic design. One of our employees, David C. Spencer, worked on this project alongside another student and a local artist. Out of 175 entries, their team made it to the 'Top 20' and their concept will be published in the book 'Mars City States: New Societies for a New World.' The next round of judging will determine the Top 10 entries out of the current 20, and those 10 teams will present their designs at the (virtual) International Mars Society Convention in October. Stay tuned for more information!

For over two decades, Columbus has provided engineering talent to solve challenges in aerospace. We provide full engineering lifecycle support to our customers at NASA, NOAA, JPL/Caltech, the U.S. Air Force, and other agencies involved with innovative research, operations, aviation, and defense. From concept formulation to flight operations, we develop satellite engineering and technology that enables pivotal missions. Learn more:

Columbus’ experienced and diverse leadership team includes the men and women (pictured) responsible for leading our forward-thinking employees in Aerospace, National Security, and Health Services.

We have employees working on the NCI-CONNECT portal, which aims to advance the understanding of rare adult central nervous system cancers by establishing and fostering patient-advocacy-provider partnerships and networks. Learn more about recent developments: