Obama set a "clear goal" to send humans to Mars by the 2030s and to have them return to Earth safely"

President Barack Obama has his eyes on the stars -- or more accurately -- a planet. In an op-ed published Tuesday on CNN, Obama set a "clear goal" to send humans to Mars by the 2030s and to have them return to Earth

Tom Kludt CNN 10-11-16

safely, "with the ultimate ambition to one day remain there for an extended time."

"Someday, I hope to hoist my own grandchildren onto my shoulders. We'll still look to the stars in wonder, as humans have since the beginning of time," Obama wrote. "But instead of eagerly awaiting the return of our intrepid explorers, we'll know that because of the choices we make now, they've gone to space not just to visit, but to stay -- and in doing so, to make our lives better here on Earth."

Achieving the goal, Obama added, will "require continued cooperation between government and private innovators" -- a collaboration that will begin in the coming years when companies send astronauts to the International Space Station. ...
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Thursday on “The Alan Colmes Show,” Alan spoke with Washington’s only registered UFO lobbyist, Stephen Bassett, about what the government knows about discovering extraterrestrial life in the universe and if the public will ever truly be informed about it. Bassett told Alan that the government has known about UFOs and their contact with humans for decades, including U.S. presidents who wanted to do further research. Bassett also said that it will be Barack Obama who will make history by being the first president to fully disclose what the government knows and explained why the media has been part of a coverup.

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BURBANK, Calif., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama answered a 6-year-old's hard-hitting question at an Ellen taping: "We haven't actually made direct contact with aliens yet." Obama was questioned during Thursday night's taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show by 6-year-old "presidential expert" Macey Hensley, and she asked the president about the legendary "Book of Secrets."

Ben Hooper UPI 2-12-16

"That's a secret," the president quipped.
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