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which includes elements representing NASA’s space and aeronautics missions, became the official logo of the United States’ new space agency in 1959. A simplified version of NASA’s formal ...

And, although you'd think the space agency's logo is ... How NASA went to space68 'The worm' In-house designer James Modarelli, was originally asked to create a simplified version of the agency's ...

It is also featured on NASA products like badges and key cards, for instance, the latter of which are printed with a simplified, embossed version of the logo without its circular backdrop.

The worm is back. NASA’s sleek and wavy logo from the 1970s is set to make its return on a SpaceX Falcon 9 scheduled to launch in May – the first to carry astronauts to the International Space ...

[Image: NASA] The question is, why? Why does a logo that was only in use for 17 years—and was retired for 28—have such staying power? It comes down to three components: its removal, its design ...

NASA originally planned to announce that it was bringing its iconic "worm" logo back on Wednesday, but the agency was afraid people would take it as an April Fools' Day joke. Happily, it most ...

Decades after sending it to design purgatory, the space agency celebrates a logo it still calls the worm. Credit... Supported by By Kenneth Chang Last month, NASA welcomed Richard Danne to its ...

The red, white and blue logo is NASA's oldest official identifier, even predating the agency's formal seal. Designed by James Modarelli, the then-head of the research reports division at NASA's ...

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The building sports a 110-foot-tall classic NASA "meatball" logo and the world's largest American flag, a 209-foot-tall behemoth of patriotism. Both are getting spiffed up with new paint.

was originally asked to create a simplified version of the agency's official seal in 1959. The insignia, is just one of three to be used by the agency - with their official seal more common for formal ...