Adam Steltzner

Actor

BIOGRAPHY

Adam Diedrich Steltzner (born 1963) is an American NASA engineer who works for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He worked on several flight projects including Galileo, Cassini, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). He was the lead engineer of the Mars Science Laboratory‍s EDL phase (Entry, Descent and Landing), and helped design, build and test the sky crane landing system.The media has portrayed Steltzner as a rock and roll engineer. NPRs Morning Edition said he has pierced ears, wears snakeskin boots and sports an Elvis haircut, while the EE Times called him a bit of a hipster and a new breed of engineer who is media savvy.

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