Aaron Yazzie: “Found in Space: From Navajo Reservation to NASA Exploration,” Nov. 6, 5:30 p.m., Helge Center.

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 As a mechanical engineering working in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Aaron Yazzie’s most recent projects include the InSight lander, which touched down on Mars in November 2018. One of 21 Native Americans working in NASA Centers, Yazzie was actively involved with the American Indian Science and Engineering Society in high school and is now supporting students in his old shoes through leadership of a NASA-Navajo Summer Camp.