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US Vice-President Mike Pence jokingly apologised to Nasa after a photo of him touching a piece of space equipment inches from a “do not touch” sign went viral.
Mr Pence was visiting Kennedy Space Center on Thursday when he was photographed placing his left hand on a cover for the Orion spacecraft, next to a warning saying “critical space flight hardware” in red letters.
He later apologised to Nasa on Twitter, saying Florida Senator Marco Rubio “dared” him to do it.
Nasa responded by assuring Mr Pence it was “OK” to touch the equipment, adding they were “going to clean it anyway”.
It was OK to touch the surface. Those are just day-to-day reminder signs. We were going to clean it anyway. It was an honor to host you! https://t.co/gu8zxknsJv
— NASA (@NASA) July 7, 2017
Meanwhile Mr Rubio also replied, saying: “In fairness, I warned @VP that ‘you break it, you own it’.”
The image has sparked a social media storm, with many people taking to Twitter to mock Mr Pence.
Pence:….Shiny
Rubio:The sign says “Do Not Touch” Mike!
Pence:….Shiny pic.twitter.com/vyBqZBiBZd— St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) July 7, 2017
Mike Pence only violated the “Do Not Touch” sign to reassure Republicans that he’s just as competent as Trump. #NASA pic.twitter.com/jM78hmFf3s
— Podcaster Tim in NYC (@TJBeauregard) July 7, 2017
In Pence’s defense, “DO NOT TOUCH” is in quotes. pic.twitter.com/E6AXhxICnn
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) July 7, 2017
Even Mr Pence got in on the action by posting a photoshopped imaged with the Nasa hardware replaced by a porcupine.
Okay…so this isn’t exactly the first time this has happened. pic.twitter.com/6Y7b3UlJXe
— Vice President Pence (@VP) July 7, 2017
The Vice-President is heading up a newly revived National Space Council and Mr Pence was in Florida to promote the Trump administration’s push to get American astronauts onto the surface of Mars and for the US to return to the Moon.
It was his second Nasa stop in as many months, after he visited Johnson Space Center in Houston to help introduce America’s newest astronauts.
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