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The Story Behind National Reconnaissance Office's Octopus Logo (muckrock.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the not-affiliated-with-hydra dept.

v3rgEz writes: When the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) announced the upcoming launch of their NROL-39 mission back in December 2013, they didn't get quite the response they hoped. That might have had something to do with the mission logo being a gigantic octopus devouring the Earth. Researcher Runa Sandvik wanted to know who approved this and why, so she filed a Freedom of Information Act with the NRO for the development materials that went into the logo. A few months later, the NRO delivered.

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  1. Hail Hydra by frovingslosh · · Score: 4, Insightful

    opps, did we let the logo go public?

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  2. Personally, I think it's pretty badass. by Rinikusu · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd love to have that on a sticker on my laptop or a patch on my punk rock hoodie.

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