[NASA] NASA Invites Media to 65th Birthday Celebration for Iconic Logo

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In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Michael Williams of ******* Space Alliance paints the NASA logo — known as the “meatball” — on the left wing of space shuttle Endeavour in 2012.

Credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis

NASA’s logo turns 65 on Monday, July 15, and media are invited to its

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in Cleveland, the city where the iconic symbol was designed.

To mark the logo’s birthday, NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will host a series of activities celebrating the city’s connection to one of the most recognized logos in the world from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on July 15 at Great Lakes Science Center, home of Glenn’s visitor center.

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, and the event is open to the public.

A birthday celebration and cake-cutting ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. and feature remarks from center leadership, a visit from the logo designer’s family, and special presentations from the city and state. Other activities include:

• History and Symbolism of NASA Insignia Presentation, noon and 2 p.m.
• NASA Creatives Presentation featuring Glenn’s award-winning photographers and videographers, 1 p.m.
• Coloring contest, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 
• Coloring contest winners announced, 2 p.m.
• Eva the Astronaut mascot appearance and photo ops, 1 to 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• NASA Creatives Presentation featuring retired NASA Glenn photographer Marv Smith, 3 p.m.

The round blue, white, and red logo affectionately nicknamed the “meatball” became official in 1959 and was designed by the late

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, a Cleveland Institute of Art graduate and employee of Lewis Research Center (now NASA Glenn).

Media interested in covering the event should contact Jacqueline Minerd at *****@*****.tld.

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Jacqueline Minerd 
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 
216-433-6036 
*****@*****.tld  

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