[BenLurkin]

There is never a shortage of hyperbole at NASA.

[Doogle]

jeeeezzzzzz.... bring a turd for the punch bowl why don’tcha.

[gorush]

I hope they converted from meters to feet at the appropriate times.

[battlecry]

If it fails, they will blame a contractor.

[Secret Agent Man]

Easy to be cavalier daring when it isn’t your hundreds of millions of dollars on the line.

[Talisker]

Mars exploration to go on even if mission fails, space officials say

Now ain't that a helluva thing to say just before landing?

Or are they about to "take Curiosity black" by announcing a crash and switching telemetry to military channels, so they can explore in secret?

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

It sounds like they know it’s a failure already.

[muir_redwoods]

Sure sounds like a lot of skid greasing going on.

[txrefugee]

If NASA disappeared tomorrow, no one would miss it but some aging Star Wars fans and the scientists who cash their paychecks no matter if their hideously expensive projects succeed or fail.

[winodog]

Lat me know when they quit looking for life and start building a base on the moon.

[9422WMR]

I got real tired of watching the Mars expert over the weekend.
You know, the guy with three earrings. What the hell does three earrings mean? Two on one side one on the other?
We used to say that was “try”, as in try-sexual.
Heck, he’ll try anything!

[KarlInOhio]

I wonder if this quote comes from members of the MSM asking again and again "What happens if you fail?"

[Vermont Lt]

The new NASA credo: “ Failure...well, yeah. It is kind of on the table.”