Obama called NASA mission specialists to congratulate them on the successful landing of the rover Curiosity , which reached Mars one week ago . President Barack Obama congratulates NASA scientists on Mars rover landing . The rover landed 1.5 miles from its target on August 6 . Hide Caption 1 of 22 Photos:NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Obama jokes he 's considering getting a mohawk after `` Mohawk Guy ''
President Barack Obama congratulates NASA scientists on Mars rover landing . The rover landed 1.5 miles from its target on August 6 . Hide Caption 1 of 22 Photos:NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Obama jokes he 's considering getting a mohawk after `` Mohawk Guy ''