Kobie boykins wiki

NASA affiliated American mechanical engineer

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]

Personal life

Boykins attended Omaha Northwest High School and lived in Nebraska until college.

Boykins then moved to New York to attend college,^{[ Beyond Earth: The Quest for Life on an Icy Moon with Kobie ... CADY}