‘NASA Mohawk Guy’ to discuss Mars mission

Bobak Ferdowsi, a NASA engineer who became an Internet sensation for sporting a stylish Mohawk during live coverage of the Mars rover Curiosity’s landing in August 2012, will make several public appearances next week in the Dayton area.

Ferdowsi, aka “NASA Mohawk Guy,” will present “Mars and Beyond: Curiosity and the Future of NASA” on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Oakwood High School Auditorium, and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Officials said Ferdowsi will discuss what inspired him as a child, what it took to make the Curiosity mission happen, and what Curiosity has found since it landed on Mars.

Both events are free and open to the public.

Ferdowsi is a member of the mission engineering team on the Europa Clipper study at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His prior positions have included engineering systems, mission planner and integrated launch and cruise verification and validation engineer on Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity, as well as science planner on the Cassini mission. In addition, he served as flight director during Curiosity operations.

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