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The 'worm' is back! NASA revives its retro logotype on SpaceX rocket [i]A blast from NASA's past has returned for the blastoff of the first American astronauts to launch into orbit from U.S. soil in almost a decade. The space agency on Thursday (April 2) revealed that its previously long-retired logotype, affectionately referred to as the "worm," has been officially returned to service for SpaceX's first crewed launch to the International Space Station. The flight will mark the first launch of NASA astronauts from a U.S.-based launchpad since the final mission of the space shuttle in July 2011. "The worm is back!" NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced on Thursday. "When the SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off carrying NASA astronauts aboard Crew Dragon, it will sport the iconic symbol to mark the return of human spaceflight on American rockets from American soil."[/i]
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