Mars rover Curiosity veteran Michael Watkins to lead NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

A veteran of the Mars rover Curiosity team is set to become the director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, officials have announced.

Michael Watkins, director of the Center for Space Research at the University of Texas at Austin, will officially take the helm of the Caltech-managed laboratory...

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