NASA brings back its iconic “worm” logo to mark return of human spaceflight
by Eric Berger from Ars Technica - All content on (#51M4H)
Enlarge / This is the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts aboard. (credit: NASA)
NASA originally planned to announce that it was bringing its iconic "worm" logo back on Wednesday, but the agency was afraid people would take it as an April Fools' Day joke.
Happily, it most certainly is not. The worm has returned, and that's no joke.
The space agency said the retro-looking logo will be stamped on the side of the Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station as part of SpaceX's Demo-2 flight, presently scheduled for mid to late May. NASA says there's a good chance you'll see the logo featured in other missions, too.
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