Official NASA Logo - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #2223720 (License: Personal Use)

This is the official NASA insignia, commonly called the "meatball," designed in 1959 by James Modarelli. It features a blue sphere representing a planet, stars for space, a red chevron for aeronautics, and an orbiting spacecraft-all enclosed within a black circular border with "NASA" in bold sans-serif type. The design conveys motion, innovation, and the agency’s multidisciplinary focus.

Used on official NASA websites, press materials, spacecraft, uniforms, and educational resources; serves to establish brand identity and authority for space-related content, matching user intent for official imagery, branding guidelines, or historical reference.