Gallery: Inside the Rise and Fall of NASA's Beloved Worm Logo

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    A rendering of what the NASA Graphic Standards Manual could look like as a hardcover book.
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    The manual was 90 pages of graphic directives that showed NASA employees how to use visual elements like the worm logo.
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    NASA red, which is slightly more brick-colored to not match the red in the US flag.
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    The manual showed where to position NASA on various vehicles.
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    Including NASA vans.
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    A page on the NASA grid.
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    The NASA logo was to be smaller than the words United States and the flag.
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