Aug 29, 2012

Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726 Dwayne c brown@nasa gov

Patrick Fant RFC Media LLC, Houston 832-485-0490 pat@rfcmedia com

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NASA "MOHAWK GUY" TO HOST SHOW ON THIRD ROCK RADIO

WASHINGTON -- NASA's "Mohawk Guy" Bobak Ferdowsi, a flight director for the Mars Science Laboratory mission that lowered the Curiosity rover to the Martian surface in early August, will host a two-hour online broadcast on Internet radio station Third Rock Radio at 4 p m EDT, Thursday, August 30

The show, entitled "Getting Curious with the Mohawk Guy," will feature Ferdowsi discussing his experience with the landing of Curiosity, NASA's evolving image, and renewed interest in science and exploration Ferdowsi works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif

Ferdowsi has become an Internet sensation His image has helped popularize the Mars rover mission with young people, and modernized the general public's perception of NASA engineers and scientists

"I never thought I'd be hosting a radio show," Ferdowsi said "Landing a rover on Mars rocks, and so does this music!"

Ferdowsi has worked at JPL since 2003 He holds a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Washington, and a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology During the landing of the Curiosity rover, he captured the public's attention with his star-spangled Mohawk hairstyle

Third Rock Radio is produced under a NASA Space Act Agreement with RFC Media of Houston It was created to help cultivate new interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics among young Americans

Third Rock Radio can be streamed free via the TuneIn mobile app, which is available for smart phones and tablet computers through the Google Play and iTunes app stores, and from the NASA home page at:

http://www nasa gov

To stream Third Rock Radio over the Internet, visit:

http://www thirdrockradio net

For information about the Curiosity and the mission team, visit:

http://nasa gov/mars

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