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NASA's New Star Has a Mohawk
NASA's Bobak Ferdowsi, who cuts his hair differently for each mission, wore a mohawk for Curiosity's landing.
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While NASA was in the process of landing a car on Mars in the wee hours this morning, the flight director on the Curiosity lander mission instantly became an Internet celebrity. It would be nice to think that was because of the tremendous job Bobak Ferdowsi and the rest of the mission team did pulling off a technological feat that staggers the imagination, but it may have had something to do with the imagination he showed in his choice of haricuts: a mohawk with stars cut out on the side of his head.
Of course, by this morning Ferdowsi already had inspired a Tumblr (beware, the URL and some of the content are not entirely safe for work), replete with confessions of love and offers of marriage. And of course, he's got a bunch of new friends on Twitter, where he signed off after Curiosity's touchdown with this: "Internet, you win this round. I'll be back later, but thanks so much. Now going to celebrate with all my friends and team!"
Of course, by this morning Ferdowsi already had inspired a Tumblr (beware, the URL and some of the content are not entirely safe for work), replete with confessions of love and offers of marriage. And of course, he's got a bunch of new friends on Twitter, where he signed off after Curiosity's touchdown with this: "Internet, you win this round. I'll be back later, but thanks so much. Now going to celebrate with all my friends and team!"
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Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
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