- Date August 22, 2009
- Location Phoenix, AZ
- Price For room rates, click the "Buy Tickets" button on the right
Courtesy NASA
Dr. Kobie Boykins
Photograph courtesy NASAOn Saturday, August 22, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins will visit the Fairmont Scottsdale to lead morning and afternoon National Geographic-inspired activities for children ages 5–12 who are staying with their parents at the Fairmont Scottsdale that weekend and who are enrolled in the NG Explorers Camp. There is also an event designed for the whole family on Saturday night! Fees apply for these programs.
A dynamic young engineer at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kobie Boykins is on the frontline of Mars exploration. Boykins designed the solar arrays that power the remarkable Mars Expedition Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, which (as of December 2008) continue to send back data from our nearest planetary neighbor more than four years after being deployed. He is currently working at NASA‘s Mars Science Laboratory, preparing the actuators for the next mission. Boykins’ other projects have included work on the Mars Pathfinder mission and the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, making measurements by satellite of the Earth’s oceans.
PLEASE NOTE: The National Geographic Explorers Camp is available exclusively to kids of overnight guests of the resort. To view the Fairmont Scottsdale’s summer packages and promotions, click here.
Other Events With Our Visiting Explorers:
At the NG Explorers Camp at the Fairmont Scottsdale Resort, Arizona, severe storms researcher Tim Samaras explains what it takes to be a tornado hunter.
At the NG Explorers Camp at the Fairmont Scottsdale Resort, Arizona, photographer Joel Sartore describes his travels to some of the world’s wildest places to photograph amazing animals.
Primatologist and TV host Mireya Mayor shares the excitement of her expeditions in search of rare and endangered animal species.
Ecologist and photographer Mark Moffett will offer a look at some of nature’s smallest—and most dangerous—wonders.
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