NASA: here is the meaning of the symbols

Someone may have recently seen and admired NASA’s SLS Space Launch System rocket. The same rocket ready on the launch pad that in the Artemis I mission should carry an unmanned capsule orbiting the moon. Who knows if someone’s attention has fallen logos of the NASA. Here’s what they are and their meaning.

Over there meatball it is the most famous logo: it is round in red, blue and white. Its nickname is meatball, in fact it means meatball. The idea for the design came from James Modarelli, a NASA employee in 1959. It was NASA’s second year of life. The meatball in its design has references to various aspects of the NASA mission. The round shape resembles that of a planet, while the stars represent space.

The Air Force is represented by a red V-shaped wing.aviation it was NASA’s original hub. Only later did the American space agency broaden its scope to space exploration. l’red wing it is represented by the object making a circular orbit around the name NASA.

Then the second logo is the worm, dates from 1975 in its most minimalistic character and in step with the times. In short, the worm was the word NASA made one with typographic style unique fact of the tortuosity of a worm. The idea belongs to Richard Danne and Bruce Blackburn.

Then in 1992 NASA decides to return to the first love, which is the meatball and so the worm is put aside for a while. Then it will be re-adopted in 2020 and here are two official symbols from NASA. NASA also has another official symbol, the seal, used on important and prestigious occasions. The seal contains iconic elements of NASA’s activity (stars, orbits, planets).