Aaron Yazzie (he/him) Profile picture
I am Áshįįhi (Salt Clan). Diné (Navajo). @NASAJPL. Built drill bits for @NASAPersevere, now working to ensure Mars rock samples safely arrive to Earth for MSR.
May 7, 2018 7 tweets 5 min read
Family. I am so floored! I have just returned from a beautiful send off of my first hardware into space! @NASAInSight just started its journey from Earth to Mars, & it carries with it a special piece of cargo for this #Navajo #Native in #STEM space.com/40504-nasa-ins… .I have been working at @NASAJPL for 9 years, & I feel I have finally proven myself in my career. To have been entrusted with the responsibility of designing & delivering a piece of a space mission on behalf of NASA.