Rover Curiosity Sticks the Landing for NASA’s Public Relations

NASA needed this. So did the American public. This is an election year, which means Americans are being dragged through another tough political campaign that rouses the worst in us as we scowl at our own moms for espousing political beliefs other than our own. The anemic economy continues to struggle, and the public raises an eyebrow whenever they see taxpayers’ money on display.

These days NASA is constantly under the discerning microscope of American unease.