The mars landing gets very little attention compared to the Olympics! Sad!

[Logical]

Sports sure seem more important to everyone. I am sure there are great personal stories to be told about the engineers that designed and worked on the mars project. Parents worked to put them through college or they worked two jobs two put themselves through MIT.
But those stories are not as interesting as a fast swimmer or great gymnasts.
Bob Costas will never interview a engineer and no engineer will make millions from an endorsment deal.
I understand it is because no one wants to watch it on the TV. But it is still sad more people know what Michael Phelps did than what Jonas Salk did!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. People got bored with the space program when it stopped involving kicking some other country's ass.

[Logical]

4. +1

[Javaman]

2. When the lander is sponcered by Coke Cola, then watch the press coverage explode.

Timing is everything in PR and Marketing.

[Logical]

3. So true! n-t

[MatthewStLouis]

5. The Today Show spent 5 minutes on some fashion trend this morning, versus 5 seconds on Curiosity.

[Logical]

7. Lol, unbelievable! n-t

[monmouth]

6. Yet the saga of Marilyn Monroe and the Jackson family continues..n/t

[slackmaster]

8. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE LACK OF COVERAGE OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA!

[msongs]

9. the mars lander has no breasts, firm buttocks, or manly pecs - T&A sells the olympics nt