Dr. John Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 3rd from left, meets with members of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory team on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. August 6, 2013 EDT will mark the first anniversary of the Curiosity rover’s landing on Mars. Larger image Keith’s note: I am the first one to complain that NASA does not touch […]

“Guest List for the First Lady’s Box State of the Union Address” “Bobak Ferdowsi (Pasadena, CA) Flight Director, Mars Curiosity Rover Bobak Ferdowsi, aka NASA’s “Mohawk Guy,” is a member of the Mars Curiosity rover team at NASA and Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. After the successful landing of the Curiosity rover in August 2012, President Obama called to congratulate the team on their success, and singled out Bobak […]