In 1978 both Voyager spacecraft were on their way to Jupiter and a contest was held at JPL to find an amusing logo for a Voyager t-shirt and mug. Hugh von Delden, a temperature control hardware engineer at JPL, proposed the winning design. The illustration was done by artist Bill Haines, a friend of his. Von Delden had also won the design contest in 1975 for the official Mariner Jupiter/Saturn '77 logo, before the project was renamed Voyager. The JPL Archives, established in 1989, has photos of the original U.S.S. Voyager line drawing and hand colored artwork. Unfortunately, the artwork itself was not saved, so Haines recreated the design using a computer and software, rather than paper and ink. The new design was provided to the Archives, courtesy of von Delden and Haines. See USSVOYAGERART. The photo above is the 1978 mug. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Voyager launch, the JPL Store will be selling a new mug with the U.S.S. Voyager logo. It will be available later in October.
