Several weeks ago, New Horizon's first images of the Pluto system began coming in. They were better than had been taken before, but didn't show much, being fuzzy and showing indistinct features at best.

Not to worry, it was reported. The probe was still over a million miles away. The images will get better as approach comes closer. These are just the first ones. It's just to make sure that the camera and data storage and transmission system is working. It would be rather silly to make judgements one way or the other on the success of the mission based on those first images.

I have no idea why that suddenly springs to mind.