NASA's New 'Exploration' Insignia

NASA's New 'Exploration' Insignia 171

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:00AM 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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Cpt Sisko (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:02AM (#9229761)

Fortune Favors the Bold

Didn't Sisko say this in DS9?

In 2,300 years... (Score:5, Funny)

by quinkin ( 601839 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:03AM (#9229784)

NASA announces new plan to wait for next Earth, Moon, Mars alignment and build a great big slippery slide...
Q.

GeekMan Spacesuits (Score:3, Funny)

by ryanmfw ( 774163 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:04AM (#9229787)

Darn, now I need someone to sew one of these onto my cool GeekMan(TM) action figure battle spacesuits!

Re:Why Latin? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:09AM (#9229837)

They should keep them in the original Klingon!

It's slightly better than the last slogan (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:11AM (#9229858)

Safe, sensible, and on the ground.

Re:Why Latin? (Score:5, Funny)

by LittleBigLui ( 304739 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:19AM (#9229927) Homepage Journal

Why do all these insignias use Latin?

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

Nice logo NASA (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:22AM (#9229962)

Three spheres--Earth, the moon and Mars--are arrayed in sequence, with the streak of a rocket missing all three and flying straight into the sun

One badge team must have been working in metric, the other in imperial.

Re:Bold... or Risk-Averse (Score:3, Funny)

by iggymanz ( 596061 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:44AM (#9230120)

The full slogan is actually "fortune favors the bold robotic vehicle"

Can't attribute it, but... (Score:4, Funny)

by quinkin ( 601839 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:48AM (#9230156)

"Latin is a dead language.
Dead as dead can be.
It killed off all the Romans,
and now it's killing me."
- Allegedly etched on a desk in a classroom.
Q.

Re:Cpt Sisko (Score:5, Funny)

by blancolioni ( 147353 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @11:58AM (#9230251) Homepage

Didn't Sisko say this in DS9?

Well, Virgil said it in 10BC, but he probably stole it from Sisko.

short-term thinking? (Score:4, Funny)

by WillWare ( 11935 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @12:29PM (#9230505) Homepage Journal

The Moon-Mars thing is only the next five or ten years, isn't it? NASA would presumably want an insignia that extends beyond the immediate goal. At least I would, if I were NASA. Otherwise I'd worry about whether I should be getting my resume cleaned up.
"Fortune favors the bold", huh? So what favors the feeble? Whatever that is, NASA should be shopping for some of that.

"Three spheres--Earth, the moon and Mars" (Score:2, Funny)

by 3LP ( 552899 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @12:51PM (#9230777)

Its triplanetary! Curse those filthy Boskonians....

NASA PR (Score:4, Funny)

by Animats ( 122034 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @01:12PM (#9230945) Homepage

NASA has a great PR operation. They should realize that's their core business area and dump the space operations.

Good, a logo (Score:3, Funny)

by kahei ( 466208 ) writes: on Sunday May 23, 2004 @02:21PM (#9231426) Homepage

Now all they need is funding, a plan, and some sort of stab at a space vehicle.

For those of you who don't know Latin .... (Score:2, Funny)

by some guy I know ( 229718 ) writes: on Monday May 24, 2004 @04:08AM (#9235630) Homepage

Nostrum navis praemium in luminosus incendia.

My nose and navel have been set on fire and are burning brightly.

Semper ubi sub ubi!

Hit him below the belt!

Ego nunquam ubi sub ubi! Planto vos fervens?

Only arrogant non-coms hit below the belt! Why don't you go plant some ferns?

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Cpt Sisko (Score:4, Funny)

In 2,300 years... (Score:5, Funny)

GeekMan Spacesuits (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Why Latin? (Score:5, Funny)

It's slightly better than the last slogan (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Why Latin? (Score:5, Funny)

Nice logo NASA (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Bold... or Risk-Averse (Score:3, Funny)

Can't attribute it, but... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Cpt Sisko (Score:5, Funny)

short-term thinking? (Score:4, Funny)

"Three spheres--Earth, the moon and Mars" (Score:2, Funny)

NASA PR (Score:4, Funny)

Good, a logo (Score:3, Funny)

For those of you who don't know Latin .... (Score:2, Funny)

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