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Re: esa symbol

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From: kjenks
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 17:24
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In article <1992Oct30.4287.21313@dosgate> "donald simmons" <donald.simmons@canrem.com> writes:
>      Recently in a space magazine I saw the logo for the European Space
>Agency, and I wondered what it was suposed it mean. It consists of a
>blue circle with a lowercase 'e' inside it on the right hand side, and a
>small white dot on the left. My best guess is that the 'e' stands for
>Europe, and also represents the Earth, while the white dot is supposed
>to be the Moon. Anyone know for certain?

Nope.  But if you want to see for yourself, it's available via anonymous FTP:
  ames.arc.nasa.gov:pub/SPACE/LOGOS/esa.gif

-- Ken Jenks, NASA/JSC/GM2, Space Shuttle Program Office
      kjenks@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov  (713) 483-4368

     "NASA turns dreams into realities and makes science fiction
      into fact" -- Daniel S. Goldin, NASA Administrator
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