Obama congratulates 'Curiosity' team in California

August 13, 2012 23:22

US President Barack Obama today congratulated the team of NASA scientists, who successfully sent "Curiosity" mission to Mars, calling it a "mind-boggling" accomplishment and asked them to let him know right away if the craft happens to see martians.

"You guys have done an outstanding job. You made us all proud. You've made NASA proud. You guys are examples of American know-how and ingenuity, and it's really an amazing accomplishment," Obama said, in his address to the NASA scientists who are working on the Mars project.

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