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NASA's New 'Exploration' Insignia

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the only-on-sunday-are-logos-news dept.

colonist writes "NASA has a new insignia for the program set by the Vision for Space Exploration. This UPI article describes it: "Three spheres--Earth, the moon and Mars--are arrayed in sequence, with the streak of a rocket passing through each. A Latin inscription on the emblem says 'Audentes Fortuna Juvat,' which, translated into English, says 'Fortune Favors the Bold.'" Compare it with other space mission insignia."

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  1. <RANT> by tekiegreg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is it just me, or is NASA more of a marketing organization these days? Quit with the speeches and gimmicks and start working towards actually going somewhere interesting (aka Mars, Moon, etc.). I'd rather my taxpayer dollars do that than hype up going to one of these places :-/

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  2. Re:Why Latin? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should keep them in the original Klingon!

  3. It's slightly better than the last slogan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Safe, sensible, and on the ground.

  4. Re:Why Latin? by LittleBigLui · · Score: 5, Funny
    Why do all these insignias use Latin?


    Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
    (Whatever is said in Latin, sounds profound.)
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    Free as in mason.