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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The American flag and the NASA logo shine in the morning sun on the side of the Vehicle Assembly Building after completion of their repainting. The flag spans an area 209 feet by 110 feet, or about 23, 437 square feet. Each stripe is 9 feet wide and each star is 6 feet in diameter. The NASA logo, which is known as the "meatball," measures 110 feet by 132 feet, or about 12,300 square feet. The flag and logo were last painted in 1998, honoring NASA's 40th anniversary. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann