![White space shuttle blasting off its support tower, with flames and illuminated billows of smoke.](https://blogs.iu.edu/sciu/files/2017/09/endeavor-ve1xvy.jpg)
Six months ago, my credit union sent me a new Visa card. It’s bold and dynamic, featuring a white space shuttle lifting off at dawn as flames and smoke billow from the rocket boosters. Overlying this image are four letters that catch the cashier’s eye: NASA.