tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568439807489689657.post7791698695786718035..comments2023-10-30T03:42:27.992-04:00Comments on EXHAUSTED DILIGENCE: Trek II: CNSA Logo, and "My Friend is Obviously Chinese"RPChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756337591376110167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568439807489689657.post-43219036370693395182009-05-15T01:21:00.000-04:002009-05-15T01:21:00.000-04:00Awesome entry! I got the same response as above wh...Awesome entry! I got the same response as above when I put up a link to a story about the logoA. Chayanovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311671096177595540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568439807489689657.post-3597766643419912172009-05-12T14:57:00.000-04:002009-05-12T14:57:00.000-04:00Here's an explanation of a similar logo (in Chines...Here's an explanation of a similar logo (in Chinese)<br /><br />http://www.spacechina.com/qywh_qysbxt_sjsbxt.shtml<br /><br />The arrow in middle looks like the Chinese character 人 which means 'human' or 'people'. The three concentric circles (actually ellipses in CNSA's logo) stand for three Escape Velocities (minimum speed needed to move around earth, to escape earth system and to escape the solar system, which are three milestones for human's space exploration). The 'human surrounded by three circles' logo may exist in 1950s when the administration was founded, before Star Trek was filmed. They changed the logo in the past three decades by :<br /><br />1. making the 人 stand above the three rings to emphasize on human's capability to 'escape' and explore<br /><br />2. drawing the second ring with a bold line, to state that China has passed the first stage (earth system) and undergoing second stage exploration (withing the solar system).<br /><br />3. adding olive branches to make a statement to the world that China's space exploration is peaceful.<br /><br />This is indeed a very good logo with strong symbolism and I believe Vulcans knows the Chinese character 人 too :)sz7https://www.blogger.com/profile/05623291689424739641noreply@blogger.com