The symbol for NASA has varied over the years with the NASA insignia, best known as “meatball” designed in 1959; NASAs second year. The design includes aspects of NASAs mission, the round shape representing a planet, the stars represent space, the red v-shaped wing representing aeronautics and the circular orbit space travel. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) founded in July 1958, breaking space boundaries with missions that may seem impossible such as putting the first man on the moon in the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. The space station currently in 2020, will be taking long strides toward returning astronauts to the Moon, continuing the exploration of Mars and developing new technology to make supersonic aircraft fly more quietly. Show your love for aeronautics and aerospace research with our Officially Licensed merchandise.