New geek chic: NASA 'Mohawk Guy' in, pocket protectors out

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Bill Ingalls

Adam Steltzner

FILE - In this Sunday Aug. 5,2012 file photo provided by NASA, Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent and Landing Engineer Adam Steltzner reacts after the Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars and as first images start coming in to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Steltzner is sometimes called “Elvis Guy” because of his pompadour and sideburns. He directed the daring rover lander that had its own “seven minutes of terror” movie trailer. It was a glimpse of the usually less visible geek chic side of NASA. (AP Photo/NASA/Bill Ingalls, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

Brian van der Brug

NASA Geek Chic

FILE -In this Sunday Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, flight director for the Mars rover Curiosity Bobak Ferdowsi, who cuts his hair differently for each mission, works inside the Spaceflight Operations Facility for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL in Pasadena, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. The Curiosity robot is equipped with a nuclear-powered lab capable of vaporizing rocks and ingesting soil, measuring habitability, and potentially paving the way for human exploration. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Brian van der Brug, Pool)