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The newest “Blue Marble” image, July 2015. NASA Captures “EPIC” Earth Image. A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite has returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away.

- A unifying symbol of humanity cannot be a design. It has to be an image. One that inspires. Look what President Obama got inspired by today. 2015

- “Blue Marble” taken by the Chinese Chang’e 5 lunar test spacecraft. Photo dated October 24, 2014

- This image was posted 5/8/14 by NASA JSC.

- Super-high resolution of our Blue Marble has been released, 2012
- Heshan “Grasshopper” Illangkoon with Cari (Sagan) Greene, Carl Sagan’s sister during Famelab ( http://astrobiologyfamelab.arc.nasa.gov ), 2012

- 2011 International Astronautical Congress

- Astronauts4Hire recognize that they are first and foremost ambassadors of planet Earth. 2011

- NASA Ames Research Center flies the Blue Marble flag on Earth Day 2011

- NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden autographs the Blue Marble!

- OFiS proudly announces its newest partner: Yuri’s Night!The goal of Yuri’s Night is to increase public interest in space exploration and to inspire a new generation of explorers. Driven by space-inspired artistic expression, Yuri’s Night creates a global community of young people committed to shaping the future of space exploration while developing responsible leaders and innovators with a global perspective. 2011
- Former Astronaut and President of Ad Astra Rocket Company Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz receives the Blue Marble patch at DLR in Germany! Dr. Chang-Diaz is a veteran of 7 Space Shuttle flights (STS-61-C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111)
- Juergen Schlutz presents OFiS at the 2010 Space Generation Congress, Prague, Czech Republic!

- German Astronaut Dr. Ernst Messerschmid(STS-61-A), 2010

- Astrophysicist and Science Communicator Neil DeGrasse Tyson promotes the blue marble image, 2010

- EXPLORE participants promote Blue Marble flag at IAC 2010 in Prague!

- Participants of the 2010 Space Generation Congress support the Blue Marble in front of the Space Generation Advisory Council booth at the IAC.

- NASA Administrator and former Astronaut, Charles F. Bolden (was given the Blue Marble patch and explained the One Flag in Space initiative at SGC 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic! STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60)

- American former Astronaut and former NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly with Colorado School of Mines Space Society students (ALT, STS-2, STS-8)
- Blue Marble flew on the STS-131, 2010
- The OFiS article ‘An International Symbol for the Sustained Exploration of Space’ was accepted for publication in ‘Space Policy’, July 2010
- OFiS toast’s to Yuri’s Night 2010! (see video)
- OFiS publishes “An International Symbol for the Sustained Exploration of Space” in Space Policy, a leading peer-reviewed journal (pdf)
- OFiS was presented at the 2010 Space Generation Congress in Prague, Czech Republic (ppt)
- “One Flag in Space” philosophy presented in Plenary 2 of IAC 2009. (see video)
- The Blue Marble flag flies on Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-131 from April 5 – April 20 2010.
Discovery separating from the ISS during STS-131 with the Blue Marble flag on board. - German Astronaut (ESA class of 2009) Alexander Gerst receives the Blue Marble patch in Cologne, Germany!

- “The Blue Marble: A Symbol for a Sustained Exploration of Space In and Beyond Low-Earth Orbit” was presented at the 2009 International Astronautical Congress in Daejeon, South Korea. (pdf)
- The “Blue Marble” was prominently displayed and distributed at the booth of the Space Generation Advisory Council during the IAC 2008 and 2009 Space Exhibit.
- “A Global Imperative; We Must Go!” was presented at the 2008 International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow, Scotland. Promotes humans in space exploration.
- The “Blue Marble” served as a backdrop to the 2008 Space Generation Congress in Glasgow, Scotland.
- The “Blue Marble” is a subsection of the paper. Reference: IAC-08-B3.1.10
- The seed is there, one just needs to find a way to make it grow. This picture was taken in 1998 onboard the MIR Space Station, with Russian cosmonauts Talgat Musabaev and Nikolai Budarin.
