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<\/figure>\nPainters completing work on NASA Glenn Research Center\u2019s new hangar roof design in July 2016. It was the first time that the roof featured an insignia.<\/div>\nCredit: NASA\/Bridget Caswell<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Flight Research Building, or hangar, at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has not only housed the center\u2019s aircraft and Flight Operations team for decades, but has also served as a visual representation of the center for the public. NASA has taken advantage of the hangar\u2019s size and shape \u2014 along with its location near the center\u2019s main entrance, the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and multiple freeways \u2014 to raise awareness about Glenn to both the local community and Cleveland visitors.<\/p>\n
In the fall of 1941, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) completed the first building at its Cleveland laboratory: the hangar. The letters \u201cN-A-C-A\u201d over a pair of wings were installed above its front and back aircraft entrances shortly thereafter. In 1946, \u201cN-A-C-A\u201d was painted in large white block letters onto the black roof facing the airport. This configuration remained in place for twelve years.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n<\/figure>\nPilot Bill Swann climbs into the cockpit of a McDonnell F2H-2B Banshee at the Lewis laboratory in February 1958. Eight months later, the NACA logo on the hangar was removed as the NACA became part of NASA. Swann, who joined the NACA in 1945, spent 35 years flying Lewis aircraft before retiring in 1980.<\/div>\nCredit: NASA\/Ernie Walker<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nOn Oct. 1, 1958, the NACA disbanded, and the laboratory was incorporated into NASA \u2014 the nation\u2019s new space agency \u2014 as the Lewis Research Center. The next day, the \u201cC\u201d on the hangar roof was painted over with an \u201cS,\u201d and two weeks later, the NACA wings on the front and back were taken down and replaced with small \u201cN-A-S-A\u201d lettering.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n<\/figure>\nTransformation of the hangar to reflect the lab\u2019s Oct. 1, 1958, transition from the NACA to NASA and its rechristening as the Lewis Research Center. <\/div>\nCredit: NASA<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDuring this period, the new agency asked its employees to submit concepts for an official seal. In December 1958, the NASA administrator approved the design of James Modarelli<\/a>, a graphic illustrator at Lewis and head of the Technical Publications Division. Soon thereafter, he was asked to create a simpler, easier to reproduce version to be used more broadly. In early 1959, Modarelli came up with the large blue insignia<\/a> that later became known as the \u201cmeatball.\u201d<\/p>\nIn September 1962, a large NASA insignia was installed on the front entrance of the Lewis hangar facing Brookpark Road, where it remained along with the \u201cN-A-S-A\u201d letters on the back and roof for nearly 30 years. In an effort to rebrand the agency in the mid-1970s, NASA replaced Modarelli\u2019s blue insignia with the highly-stylized logo<\/a> type, also known as \u201cthe worm.\u201d Although the change of logos was mandated, the meatball never fully went away, and it remained on the front of the Lewis hangar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nWorkers install the NASA insignia on the front of the Lewis Research Center hangar on Sept. 14, 1962. The new sign replaced small \u201cN-A-S-A\u201d letters.<\/div>\nCredit: NASA<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nWith its fiftieth anniversary approaching in 1991, the center began developing strategies to improve its visibility in the community. The most significant action was a redesign of the hangar graphics. In November 1990, the large red worm logo was installed on the front, and \u201cLewis Research Center\u201d was added below with lighting to make graphics visible at night.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n<\/figure>\nThe Lewis Research Center hangar in December 1994 featuring the red NASA worm logo and the light fixtures to make it visible at night.<\/div>\nCredit: NASA\/Tom Jares<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn 1992, new NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin decided to reinstate the meatball as the agency\u2019s insignia to improve morale. Two large new meatball signs were constructed in the center\u2019s shops to replace the worm on the front of the hangar and take the place of the 35-year-old insignia on the back. To mark the occasion, the center invited the retired Modarelli to participate in a rededication event at Lewis on Oct. 1, 1997. Modarelli and many of the 250 attendees signed their names on the back of the emblem, which remained above the back entrance until 2022.<\/p>\n
In 1993, Congress decided to rename the Cleveland facility the Glenn Research Center. By early 1999, the Lewis Research Center text on the front of the hangar was changed to \u201cGlenn Research Center\u201d with \u201cLewis Field\u201d in smaller type underneath.<\/p>\n
The hangar roof was painted white in the early 1990s, first with black \u201cN-A-S-A\u201d letters, then with pale blue ones. In 2016, the center chose to repaint the roof with a large NASA meatball insignia, with \u201cGlenn Research Center\u201d in text below.<\/p>\n
The meatball remains today, a larger-than-life symbol of NASA Glenn\u2019s presence in the community.<\/p>\n
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The Flight Research Building, or hangar, at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has not only housed the center\u2019s aircraft and Flight Operations team for decades, but has also served as a visual representation of the center for the public. NASA has taken advantage of the hangar\u2019s size and shape \u2014 along with its location near the center\u2019s main entrance, the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and multiple freeways \u2014 to raise awareness about Glenn to both the local community and Cleveland visitors.<\/p>\n
In the fall of 1941, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) completed the first building at its Cleveland laboratory: the hangar. The letters \u201cN-A-C-A\u201d over a pair of wings were installed above its front and back aircraft entrances shortly thereafter. In 1946, \u201cN-A-C-A\u201d was painted in large white block letters onto the black roof facing the airport. This configuration remained in place for twelve years.<\/p>\n
On Oct. 1, 1958, the NACA disbanded, and the laboratory was incorporated into NASA \u2014 the nation\u2019s new space agency \u2014 as the Lewis Research Center. The next day, the \u201cC\u201d on the hangar roof was painted over with an \u201cS,\u201d and two weeks later, the NACA wings on the front and back were taken down and replaced with small \u201cN-A-S-A\u201d lettering.<\/p>\n
During this period, the new agency asked its employees to submit concepts for an official seal. In December 1958, the NASA administrator approved the design of James Modarelli<\/a>, a graphic illustrator at Lewis and head of the Technical Publications Division. Soon thereafter, he was asked to create a simpler, easier to reproduce version to be used more broadly. In early 1959, Modarelli came up with the large blue insignia<\/a> that later became known as the \u201cmeatball.\u201d<\/p>\n In September 1962, a large NASA insignia was installed on the front entrance of the Lewis hangar facing Brookpark Road, where it remained along with the \u201cN-A-S-A\u201d letters on the back and roof for nearly 30 years. In an effort to rebrand the agency in the mid-1970s, NASA replaced Modarelli\u2019s blue insignia with the highly-stylized logo<\/a> type, also known as \u201cthe worm.\u201d Although the change of logos was mandated, the meatball never fully went away, and it remained on the front of the Lewis hangar.<\/p>\n\n\n With its fiftieth anniversary approaching in 1991, the center began developing strategies to improve its visibility in the community. The most significant action was a redesign of the hangar graphics. In November 1990, the large red worm logo was installed on the front, and \u201cLewis Research Center\u201d was added below with lighting to make graphics visible at night.<\/p>\n In 1992, new NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin decided to reinstate the meatball as the agency\u2019s insignia to improve morale. Two large new meatball signs were constructed in the center\u2019s shops to replace the worm on the front of the hangar and take the place of the 35-year-old insignia on the back. To mark the occasion, the center invited the retired Modarelli to participate in a rededication event at Lewis on Oct. 1, 1997. Modarelli and many of the 250 attendees signed their names on the back of the emblem, which remained above the back entrance until 2022.<\/p>\n In 1993, Congress decided to rename the Cleveland facility the Glenn Research Center. By early 1999, the Lewis Research Center text on the front of the hangar was changed to \u201cGlenn Research Center\u201d with \u201cLewis Field\u201d in smaller type underneath.<\/p>\n The hangar roof was painted white in the early 1990s, first with black \u201cN-A-S-A\u201d letters, then with pale blue ones. In 2016, the center chose to repaint the roof with a large NASA meatball insignia, with \u201cGlenn Research Center\u201d in text below.<\/p>\n The meatball remains today, a larger-than-life symbol of NASA Glenn\u2019s presence in the community.<\/p>\n Read more about the development and applications of the NACA and NASA logos and insignias: <\/em>https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/3FcOGe5<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Robert S. Arrighi<\/strong><\/p>\n NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>
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