‘Doctor Manhattan’ to command space station? - April 24, 2009
The European Space Agency has unveiled the logo for astronaut Frank De Winne’s tenure in charge of the International Space Station.
The OasISS mission will see De Winne will become the station’s first European commander in October this year. ESA says:
The ISS itself can be considered an oasis in space for its astronauts and cosmonauts, whilst Earth is often referred to as the Blue Planet and represents an oasis for humankind in the Universe.
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Our planet is shown as a drop of water, resembling Earth as seen by the astronauts on the ISS. The importance of water for life is represented by the tree that grows out of the arms of a man. He is rooted in the Station and its scientific utilisation. Water flows through the man’s arms and the branches of the tree.
However the logo’s giant, glowing, blue man astride the space station causes The Great Beyond to ask whether someone at ESA’s graphic design department has become a tad obsessed with recent movie Watchmen. Based on a 1980’s graphic novel, the movie features a character called Dr Manhattan (picture), a giant, glowing, blue man who decides to leave the Earth.
Coincidence?
Image: ESA
Comments
International Space Station Freedom FUBAR Space Hole One Alpha is process not product. It was staffed beginning 02 November 2000 - 8.4 years occupied. Had a habitation box of **wild** mice (Mus musculus) been lofted, given 21 days gestation time and 42 days to sexual maturation, 48 generations could have been bred in micro-gee to date. We would know if mammals can evolve to live weightless. In the real world, ISS FUBAR sums to a grotesquely expensive generator of human radiation cataracts (95% incidence).
Posted by: Uncle Al | April 24, 2009 04:22 PM
I can see one difference - no giant [edited].
Posted by: Richard | April 24, 2009 05:02 PM