Nightly News   |  August 06, 2012

‘Mohawk Guy’ sets off Internet meme

Bobak Ferdowsi, a flight director for the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity mission, piqued the public’s curiosity with his unique style. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> more item about that mars rover mission. there is one guy at mission control in pasadena who has developed a following on the web that's nothing short of cultish. it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why. people are celebrating his hair. people have taken to calling him mohawk guy on the web. his real name is bobecc[ fredowski. it is impossible to miss the contrast between his style and the guys in old school mission control in the old days. he says he has a different style for every mission and his co-workers voted on this one.