Are you a meatball maven or a worm devotee? NASA's original logo was designed by James Modarelli in 1959, not long after the agency's creation. The "meatball" served for 16 years before a federal program spurred NASA and 44 other government agencies to revamp their graphics. The firm Danne and Blackburn created a bold, sleek new logotype for the agency, which came to be known by its detractors as the "worm." Officially introduced in 1975, the worm was emblazoned on the agency’s next-generation p

Some things just make sense… ✨🎈🎂 #OTD in 1959, NASA’s iconic logo became official. Affectionately called the "meatball," it was designed in Cleveland at the lab that would become NASA Glenn. Join us as we celebrate its 65th birthday! go.nasa.gov/4bD9V6k NASA History Credit: NASA/Steven Logan | NASA's Glenn Research Center