NASA's Mars rover Curiosity landed on the surface of the red planet on Sunday night, but we were a little distracted by the mohawked engineer shown on the right. Click through to find out who this mystery science man is.
The deets.
His full name is Boback Ferdowsi. He's 32 years old, and lives in Pasadena. He's originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and still has family there.
He's well educated.
He earned his bachelor's degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Washington, and he went to MIT to get a master's degree in the same subject.
Sorry ladies, he has a girlfriend.
"I have a great girlfriend she's put up with me for the last couple years as we put in those 80-hour weeks just trying to get things done. I'm actually just looking forward to spending some time with her," Ferdowsi said in an interview with @whatstrending.
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