Thanks, NASA and Space X: 2020 needed a win

This is an opinion cartoon.

At least one federal agency knows how to quarantine. In style.

NASA astronauts aboard Space X’s Crew Dragon capsule splash down in Gulf of Mexico

“On behalf of the SpaceX and NASA teams, welcome home and thanks for flying SpaceX,” mission control radioed to the spacecraft after it landed. “It’s truly our honor and privilege,” NASA astronaut Doug Hurley responded. “On behalf of the Dragon Endeavour, congrats to NASA and SpaceX.”

The mission — the final milestone in a rigorous test program years in the making — was celebrated as a victory for NASA and its decision under former President Barack Obama to entrust the private sector with the lives of its astronauts. And it served as a rare bright spot in a year full of turmoil and devastation, from the deadly coronavirus pandemic to the social unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing to the clashes between protesters and authorities in cities from Portland, Ore., to Richmond, Va.

Well played, NASA and Space X. 2020 needed a win.

Thanks, Obama.

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