Statement by President Obama on Curiosity Landing on Mars

[Tx4obama]

Last edited Mon Aug 6, 2012, 06:01 PM - Edit history (1)

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
August 06, 2012

Statement by the President on Curiosity Landing on Mars

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.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/06/statement-president-curiosity-landing-mars

[MindMover]

1. K&RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[flamingdem]

2. Wonder if he let the kids stay up! n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. It was a great day in history.

I'm glad it took place under our current president.

[Control-Z]

5. Seriously. Can you imagine Bush,

with his stupid fake drawl, making a statement? Would have sucked the fun right out of it.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Absolutely...

I always thought that he didn't need an impersonator, since he was so completely off-the-wall all by himself. I'm just getting over automatically cringing when it's announced the president is going to speak...

[Rhiannon12866]

4. And it's his birthday!

[Berlum]

7. "Welcome to Barsoom, Mr. President." - John Carter

"You visiting Americans will need to be careful. We have rapacious Republicans up here, too."

- John Carter, Warlord of Mars

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Congrats to JPL & NASA

and look forward to seeing more pictures of that crater!!!

[Tx4obama]

9. I updated the OP with the text and URL from the White House website. n/t