Jacob Matijevic
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Jacob Matijevic
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Jacob (Richard) Matijevic, also known as "Jake" Matijevic, was an American NASA engineer of Croatian origin who worked on Mars Exploration Rovers. Dr. Matijevic was involved in developing the "Sojourner", "Spirit", "Opportunity" and "Curiosity" rovers. For his contributions to the rover projects, NASA named several landmarks on the planet Mars after him. Matijevic was born and grew up in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Mount Carmel High School. In 1969, he received a bachelor's degree in ma
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Croatian-born NASA engineer (1947–2012)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Matijevic
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2012-10-12T18:02:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:36:45Z
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