Wednesday, August 03, 2011

The Meatball vs The Worm The Battle of NASA Logos


This Gizmodo article tells the tale that Hillary Greenbaum which is story of the two NASA logos or as others have dubbed it: the Most Stupid Conversation That Ever Took Place at NASA.

You most likely recognize both of the logos here, but the red delta over a globe is considered the "official" due to this conversation here that is said to have taken place between NASA Administrator Dr. James Fletcher and Deputy Administrator Dr. George Low.
  • Fletcher: I'm simply not comfortable with those letters, something is missing.
  • Low: Well, yes, the cross stroke is gone from the letter A.
  • Fletcher: Yes, and that bothers me.
  • Low: Why?
  • Fletcher: (long pause) I just don't feel we are getting our money's worth!
Sigh.... anyway, you can read the complete Gizmodo article here

6 comments:

Dave Tackett said...

I agree the last line of the conversation is rather silly, though likely apocryphal.

That being said, I never particularly like the "worm" logo. Cutesy fonts are for Jr. High school students decorating their notebooks, not important federal agencies. And "^" is a Caret or Chevron, not an "A." I guess you'd have to pronounce the agency something like "in carrot scare it" if that were the official logo :-)

Jon said...

Let's give Mr. Fletcher the benefit of the doubt... I don't think Mr. Fletcher felt like he "wasn't getting his mony's worth" because part of the "A" was missing, I think he probably felt like the whole "worm" design was just too simplistic...

Beam Me Up said...

Honest Dave, I really never had a this or that feeling. It seemed though that it was more fitting to put the worm on space craft and the delta/nasa/globe one on suits and eva equipment and clothing I guess. I just happened to notice when they STOPPED using the worm all together. I guess I like the Globe one better, but it all seems so mundane and moot now that its really hard to get excited by it.

Beam Me Up said...

Yeah, I can go with that Jon...

Still hard to get excited by it.

John said...

Anyone remember the movie Space Camp from 1986?

Beam Me Up said...

vaguely. Bring us up to speed?