"NASA, this is Mars..."

Congratulations to JPL, all of NASA, and the contractors involved for a magnificent success. Remember that it was impossible to test this thing in Mars-like (0.4G) gravity back here on Earth. Double kudos to NASA, which has been blundering around in the public relations area, for hosting public events and getting citizens more excited despite the risk of failure. A reminder that America and NASA can still do great things.