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To promote the "Blue Marble" as symbol of international unity in space exploration




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Blue Marble Space
   
One Flag in Space (OFiS) is an initiative from Blue Marble Space,  a non-profit organization.




OFiS peer-reviewed article published in
'Space Policy' (pdf) 





Get involved!






Blue Marble Flag certificate of Flight on STS-131
Our efforts to date
  • The "Blue Marble" served as a backdrop to the 2008 Space Generation Congress in Glasgow, Scotland.
  • "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" is a subsection of the paper.
    • reference: IAC-08-B3.1.10.
  • 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.
  • "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)
  • "One Flag in Space" philosphy presented in Plenary 2 of IAC 2009. (see video)
  • OFiS toast's to Yuri's Night 2010! (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

  • 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)
Our / Your efforts in pictures!
   

"Blue Marble" as backdrop at SGC '08
 

with Ciro Arévalo,
Chairman, UN COPUOS
 
with SGC delegates
 

Email us pictures of your activities with the Blue Marble symbol and we'll add them to this page!

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More Pictures here!

Photo initiative 1: "Blue Marble" the World! 
    

Print the Blue Marble symbol, take a picture in front of your local landmark, and email it to us for display here!

OR

Email us your address and we will send you two Blue Marble stickers! 
(Consider a small donation

Thank you!
 

The Space Needle 
Seattle, USA

 

The Eureka Skydeck Tower
Melbourne, Australia

 





More world images here!

Photo initiative 2: What have you "Blue Marbled"? 
    

You have a Blue Marble sticker? Where did you put it? Take a picture and email it to us!

How to participate?

Email us your address and we will
send you two Blue Marble stickers!
(Consider a small donation)

Thank you!
 

Kristin BlueMarbled her laptop
 Seattle, WA, USA

 

Jacob BlueMarbled his apartment
Pleasant Gap, MA, USA



 





More bluemarbled people, 
pets, objects 


Astronaut/Cosmonaut initiative: Offer them a gift 
    

Do you know an astronaut? 

Would you like to give them a Blue Marble patch to place on their uniform / spacesuit and tell them what it's about?


Now you can!

Email us your address and we will send you a
Blue Marble patch 
(Consider a small donation

Thank you!
 

South Korean Astronaut Dr. So-Yeon Yi
(Soyuz TMA 11, Soyuz TMA 12) 
 


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




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