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In reply to the discussion: America used to do big things. [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)14. Obama's signature on Mars!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021392992
President Obama Applauds Mars Curiosity Rover Landing
Following the successful landing of NASAs Mars Curiosity Rover, the largest and most advanced such unmanned robot launched by NASA, President Barack Obama issued the following statement congratulating the scientists involved for their work:
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/president-obama-applauds-mars-curiosity-rover-landing
Following the successful landing of NASAs Mars Curiosity Rover, the largest and most advanced such unmanned robot launched by NASA, President Barack Obama issued the following statement congratulating the scientists involved for their work:
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.
Tonights 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 tonights 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://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/president-obama-applauds-mars-curiosity-rover-landing
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Yeap. Too bad my ISP doesn't see it that way. They seem more interested in providing me with this.
madinmaryland
Mar 2014
#29
I remember that extremely well, I was part of the technology build up, the early days of
RKP5637
Mar 2014
#7
top leadership with no vision except for finding the corporate give away holy grail nt
msongs
Mar 2014
#22