NASA's "Mohawk Guy" Bobak Ferdowsi, a flight director for the Mars Science Laboratory mission that lowered the Curiosity rover to the Martian surface in early August, will host a two-hour online broadcast on Internet radio station Third Rock Radio at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, August 30.

The show, entitled "Getting Curious with the Mohawk Guy," will feature Ferdowsi discussing his experience with the landing of Curiosity, NASA's evolving image, and renewed interest in science and exploration. Ferdowsi works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif.

Third Rock Radio can be streamed free via the TuneIn mobile app, which is available for smart phones and tablet computers through the Google Play and iTunes app stores. To stream Third Rock Radio over the Internet, visit: www.thirdrockradio.net/

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