Inspired by Movie âGravity,â Obama Plans To Be First President In Outer Space
Â In an unprecedented White House meeting, President Obama met members of the Â press with NASA officials by his side. The President was beaming as he announced plans to become the first President to travel into outer space, planning the trip before his term ends in early 2016.Obama will reportedly be taking a sabbatical and moving to Houston towards the end of 2015 to go through an extensive eight-week training class on how to become an astronaut. Part of the training will include mock simulations in zero gravity.âMichelle and I recently caught up with everyone else in the country and finally watched Gravity. George Clooneyâs character got me thinking that I should try that. I contacted the good people of NASA, and they welcomed the idea,â stated Obama. âI will be following in the footsteps of President Eisenhower, when in 1958 his voice was heard through a satellite â or when President Kennedy predicted there would be a man on the moon one day.âObama says that he is looking forward to his trip, and doesnât think that the dangers faced by astronauts should be any worry for him.âTo be the first President in outer space is an honor. Of course many Americans believe George W. Bush was the first President in outer space,â joked Obama. âThe Sy-FyÂ channel will be there to document my training. I look forward to trying to eat potato chips while floating.âUpon hearing the news of Obamaâs planned space launch, Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, flew into a rage and vowed that he â not President Obama â would be considered the first world leader circling the Earthâs hemispheres. All previous plans at Star City have been scrapped in preparing for Putin to arrive and start his training as a cosmonaut.New Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also was hesitant to extol the President on his intergalactic preparation.âApparently the President thinks immigration, health care, or the economy will be solved by eating a bag of Doritos in space. Whatâs next? Hillary [Clinton] eating a Snickers on Mars?âÂ