Official NASA Insignia Logo - History and Design | NASA #2223664 (License: Personal Use)

This is the official NASA insignia, commonly called the “meatball,” featuring bold white “NASA” lettering inside a black circle, overlaid with a red chevron-shaped vector representing aeronautics, an orbiting spacecraft path, and stars symbolizing space. Designed by James Modarelli in 1959, it was reintroduced in 1975 after a period of using the “worm” logotype and remains emblematic of NASA’s mission. The image includes archival attribution to Dryden Flight Research Center, February 1998.

Used on official NASA websites, educational materials, press kits, and historical documentation to represent the agency’s identity; ideal for pages about NASA history, branding, or aerospace heritage.