NASA's official insignia, nicknamed the "meatball," as worn on the moon by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969. (Image credit: Smithsonian) One of the world's best known — and certainly ...

CLEVELAND — On July 15, 2024, NASA’s logo is turning 65. The iconic symbol, known affectionately as “the meatball,” was developed at NASA’s Lewis Research Center in Cleveland (now called ...

The NASA logo affectionally called the “meatball.” Credit: NASA. The iconic circular “meatball” symbol was created in 1958 by James Modarelli, but wasn’t NASA’s official logo until a ...

Logowatch NASA is celebrating 65 years of its iconic "meatball" logo, despite spending the best part of 17 years trying to kill the poor thing.… The official logo of the US Space Agency, the ...

The meatball has since carried the crown as the official insignia. But the NASA administrator in 2020, Jim Bridenstine, thought that bringing the worm back could inspire people who grew up with ...

NASA started using the meatball in 1959, a year after its founding. It was the logo on Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit when he stepped on the moon in 1969. The worm is a child of the ’70s.

If you look at the uniforms being worn by Navy football players this year you'll see the old NASA "meatball" logo on their shoulders, and the NASA "worm" logo on their helmets.

One of the world's best known and certainly most-traveled logos is 65 years old. The NASA insignia has adorned t-shirts and spacesuits, been reproduced 10 stories tall and reached the moon and Mars.

One of the world's best known and certainly most-traveled logos is 65 years old. The NASA insignia has adorned t-shirts and spacesuits, been reproduced 10 stories tall and reached the moon and Mars.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. One of the world's best known — and certainly most-traveled — logos is 65 years old. Since its ...