He’s ranged from the Navajo Nation to Mars
Aaron Yazzie’s life juggles the old and the new.
We’re talking very old. He grew up in the Navajo Nation, which his ancestors may have reached six centuries ago.
And very new. He designed key elements of the rover that grabs samples on Mars.
“Mars looks exactly like the Navajo Nation,” Yazzie (shown here) said. “When I was growing up, just playing in those mesas with my cousins and my brothers, I … was sort of creating this muscle memory for when I eventually got to NASA.”
Now he’s featured in the opener (9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24) of the second season of PBS’ “Native America.” The four episodes feature: Read more…