Kobie Boykins is a senior mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.[1][2][3][4] In 2013, he was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal.[5] He designed the solar array systems for the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and designed the actuators on the Mars rover Curiosity.[1] He is currently the supervisor of the mobility and remote sensing teams for Curiosity.[6] In 2003, he was part of NASA's M-Team, which lectured nationally to students regarding careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.[7] He lectures internationally for National Geographic regarding exploration on Mars.[8][9]
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^"National Geographic Live! Exploring Mars with NASA Engineer Kobie Boykins - April 27 - Minnesota Public Radio's Fitzgerald Theater". Fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
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^"National Geographic Events - Kobie Boykins". Events.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
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KobieBoykins is a senior mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. In 2013, he was awarded the NASA Exceptional...
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