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US Air Force Space Command: More Trek Fans?

Posted: 2003-02-16 12:48pm
by paladin
http://www.spacecom.af.mil/hqafspc/history/Heraldry.htm

The heraldric shield for Space Command looks like it was inspired by ST.

Posted: 2003-02-16 01:58pm
by Sir Sirius
LOL, you're right. Way to go Air Force Space Command!!!

Posted: 2003-02-16 02:42pm
by Peregrin Toker
Just a question: Couldn't it be the other way round??

Posted: 2003-02-16 02:57pm
by paladin
Simon H.Johansen wrote:Just a question: Couldn't it be the other way round??
it is possible. "...the command emblem should be patterned on the space operator's badge." It depends on when the space operator's badge was designed.

Posted: 2003-02-16 03:34pm
by RogueIce
The centrally superimposed deltoid symbolizes both the Air Force upward thrust into space and the launch vehicles needed to place all satellites in orbit.
To be honest... It's a triangle looking thing. Hardly unique to anybody... And the Star Fleet one looks far different.

Posted: 2003-02-16 07:40pm
by kojikun
starfleets symbol is almost identical, just with curves and a slightly longer leg.

Posted: 2003-02-16 07:46pm
by Alyeska
Dynastar skies use the same logo. Its not an uncommon site.

Posted: 2003-02-16 08:05pm
by kojikun
nah, dynastar has a proper chevron with inward curvature of its exterior sides and outward curvature of its interior sides.

Posted: 2003-02-16 09:15pm
by Admiral Johnason
And in three years they chane their name to Starfleet Command and then there goes the neighborhood...

Posted: 2003-02-16 10:48pm
by Stormbringer
Simon H.Johansen wrote:Just a question: Couldn't it be the other way round??
I beleive that's the case. Trek used a modified version of it since they hadn't yet decided on Starfleet's origins at the beginning of the series.

Posted: 2003-02-17 12:08am
by Nathan F
Yeah, I thinking that I read somewhere that the trek delta was inspired by this one.

<-- Of course, the same could be said of that one.

Is it just me, or was the SAC emblem not the coolest?

Posted: 2003-02-17 12:15am
by Raoul Duke, Jr.
That is interesting. Still, the Starfleet Delta does have afew differences... as well as the asymmetry of the SF Delta, it is also "flat", with no shading.

Still, it's amusing to think that they may eventually decide to rename themselves "Starfleet" and modify their badge accordingly should we ever actually develop a manned interplanetary mission or anything remotely approaching FTL drive.

Posted: 2003-02-17 01:58am
by phongn
NF_Utvol wrote:Yeah, I thinking that I read somewhere that the trek delta was inspired by this one.

<-- Of course, the same could be said of that one.

Is it just me, or was the SAC emblem not the coolest?
Hell yes. Air Armament Center comes close, though.

Posted: 2003-02-17 12:47pm
by Solid Snake
Bah. a nice big EA would look better.

Posted: 2003-02-17 08:04pm
by Wicked Pilot
It looks like a rocket.