NASA 'Meatball' Logo Commemorative
NASA 'Meatball' Logo Commemorative
This NASA patch was manufactured by A-B Emblem, one of NASA's official patch producers.The round red, white, and blue logo, nicknamed the "meatball," was designed by NASA employee James Modarelli in 1959. The design includes a round shape to represent a planet, with stars representing space. The red v-shaped wing represents aeronautics, whilst the circular orbit around the word NASA represents space exploration.
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Object number
2021-12
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Object Production Date
1970s
Object Production Organisation
A-B Emblem
Object Production Place
North Carolina
Weaverville
United States
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