Washington: President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris congratulated NASA scientists on Friday for proving the power of science and American ingenuity after the US space agency’s Perseverance rover nailed a historic landing on Mars.

After a nearly seven month journey through space, Perseverance the largest and the most advanced rover NASA has ever sent to another world successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. Packed with groundbreaking technology, the Mars 2020 mission launched on July 30, last year, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, US.

Joe Biden in his tweet he wrote about two hours of landing and the touchdown of the rover marks an ambitious first step in the effort to collect Mars samples and return them to Earth. “Congratulations to NASA and everyone whose hard work made Perseverance’s historic landing possible”. His post also included a photo showing Biden watching the landing on television at the White House. “Today proved once again that with the power of science and American ingenuity, nothing is beyond the realm of possibility”.

Vice-President Kamala Harris in her tweet also sent her greetings to NASA and the Perseverance rover team. “Congrats to @NASA and all of their partners on their successful mission today’s historic landing embodies our nation’s spirit of perseverance building on past accomplishments and paving the way for future missions”.