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Insurrection Act, 1807
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Talk:NASA/Archive 1
Traditionally, a "meatball" is Navy fighter pilots' jargon for the old red, ball-shaped light that aviators used to determine their glideslope while on approach for landing on an aircraft carrier… (reference in Top Gun, when Cougar is trying to make a landing, radio control tells him to call the ball, which means acknowledge that he sees the glideslope indicator). It is often coopted by those of a military mindset to apply to basically anything round. In its early days NASA was (and still is) a haven for ex-military folks, so it makes sense that the round NASA logo ended up being called a "meatball." Katefan0 16:33, Mar 7, 2005 (UTC)
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