The President should call NASA and congratulate them. /nt

[still_one]

[Rhiannon12866]

1. This is quite a birthday present!

[Poll_Blind]

2. How do you know he didn't already? I could totally see the President up late watching this one or..

...telling the SS to wake him up and let him know. I don't know what his schedule is for Monday and how crazy it is but I could see him keeping tabs on this sort of thing.

What an honor to be the one to call NASA and congratulate them on behalf of all of America.

An incredible achievement.

PB

[neverforget]

3. I'm sure he will.

[Rowdyboy]

4. I'd be stunned if he doesn't. /nt

[DisgustipatedinCA]

5. @BarackObama

Barack Obama ?@BarackObama
"I congratulate and thank all the men and women of NASA who made this remarkable accomplishment a reality."—President Obama

[Tx4obama]

6. Tomorrow check out the page on the link below

Here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-and-releases

there probably will be a statement from President Obama to NASA listed there

[Tx4obama]

7. President Obama's statement

President Obama's Statement

Tonight, on the planet Mars, the United States of America made history. The successful landing of Curiosity – the most sophisticated roving laboratory ever to land on another planet – marks an unprecedented feat of technology that will stand as a point of national pride far into the future. It proves that even the longest of odds are no match for our unique blend of ingenuity and determination. Tonight’s success, delivered by NASA, parallels our major steps forward towards a vision for a new partnership with American companies to send American astronauts into space on American spacecraft. That partnership will save taxpayer dollars while allowing NASA to do what it has always done best – push the very boundaries of human knowledge. And tonight’s success reminds us that our preeminence – not just in space, but here on Earth – depends on continuing to invest wisely in the innovation, technology, and basic research that has always made our economy the envy of the world.

I congratulate and thank all the men and women of NASA who made this remarkable accomplishment a reality – and I eagerly await what Curiosity has yet to discover.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/06/mars-rover-curiosity-landing-live-updates_n_1742499.html#55_president-obamas-statement