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Topic: recent NASA lithos
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Dirk
Member Posts: 933
From: Belgium
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 08-02-2006 04:53 PM
   
On the recent NASA lithos is printed :
Explore, discover, understand
Is there a reason NASA put this now on the lithos ?Dirk |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-02-2006 06:03 PM
"Explore, discover, understand" was NASA's tagline circa 2005. It was an abbreviated version of the agency's mission statement from that time: quote:
To understand and protect our home planet,
To explore the Universe and search for life,
To inspire the next generation of explorers...
...as only NASA can.
As has recently been in the news, NASA's mission statement has changed in the past year to now read, "to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research". As such, I believe the most recent lithos no longer carry the tagline. Incidentally, the STS-121 crew had a bit of fun with that particular tagline around the time of the STS-114 launch, when all the media's and public's focus was directed to Eileen Collins and her crew. This "alternate" crew portrait was spotted in June 2005, propped up by a stick in the hallway outside the astronaut office:  A year later by June 2006, the sign had seen some alterations:  [This message has been edited by Robert Pearlman (edited August 02, 2006).] |
lunarrv15
Member Posts: 1355
From: Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamilton
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 08-03-2006 08:21 AM
That's the photoshopped pose used as the crew photo, moving Wilson side-by-side with Fossum, overlapping his helmet."Explore. Discover. Understand." appears on Kelly's and Nowak's individual photos. [This message has been edited by lunarrv15 (edited August 03, 2006).] | |
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