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NASA's Curiosity rover spoof video goes viral

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Using the beat from LMFAO's 'I am Sexy and I Know It', a Seattle-based comedy group parodied everything from the space agency's blue polo shirts to the Curiosity lander itself.

The spoof video shows a group of "NASA" members hard at work on landing the Mars rover, touting their space skills in rap form, the 'Daily News' reported.

"I got stars on my 'hawk and I ain't afraid to show it," sings a spiky-haired impersonator of NASA's leading heartthrob, Bobak Ferdowsi, who shot to nationwide fame after video of him the night of the landing lit up the Internet.

The chorus of the catchy tune, made in the wake of the America's obsession with its landing on August 5of course is, "We're NASA and we know it."

 

In the video, the group

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First Published: Aug 17 2012 | 6:21 PM IST

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