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Malibu Library Speaker Series: Brian Muirhead

In-Person Program

Brian Muirhead is a leader in the field of deep space exploration. He is Chief Architect for the Mars Sample Return campaign, JPL's effort to study and develop the key technologies needed to return samples from the surface of Mars.

The Malibu Library Speaker Series presents Brian Muirhead at Malibu City Hall on Tuesday, August 12, at 7 pm.

Brian Muirhead is a leader in the field of deep space exploration. Currently, he is Chief Architect for the Mars Sample Return campaign, Jet Propulsion Laboratory's effort to study and develop the key technologies needed to return samples from the surface of Mars, a goal never before attempted. He is an award-winning leadership innovator with deep experience leading high-performance teams. He led the team at the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory that built the Mars Pathfinder that landed on the red planet to worldwide acclaim on July 4, 1997.

Brian has delivered front-page results while solving problems that seemed impossible. A recipient of two of NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medals, Brian was the Chief Architect of NASA's Constellation project, a program with the objective of establishing a permanent base on the moon and preparing for human exploration of Mars. He was Chief Engineer of the Mars Science Laboratory during the invention of the Sky Crane, which was used to land the rover "Curiosity" on Mars, and he was Chief Engineer of JPL.

Brian is the author of two books, Going to Mars and High Velocity Leadership.

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