With its blue globe, swooshed rings and a constellation of stars remarkably like NASA's, North Korea has proudly unveiled a new logo for its space agency to 'glorify' its stature as a global power.
But almost as soon as it was unveiled, the emblem was already threatening to bring dictator Kim Jong Un crashing back down to Earth.
Amid the fanfare, it has been quick to attract mocking criticism because its acronym NADA unfortunately translates as 'nothing' in Spanish.
That, cynics have pointed out, pretty much sums up the hermit nation's achievements in the space race to date.
North Korea has managed to launch just one satellite into space after several botched attempts and even that is thought to have malfunctioned while in orbit.
And while the logo has also been likened to NASA's iconic symbol - albeit a cartoon version - North Korea made no reference to its arch rivals when announcing the design.
Critics soon took to Twitter to mock the logo.
Felicity Morse said: 'Love that North Korea has not only ripped off Nasa's logo, but also called it Nada'.
The logo was released to mark the first anniversary of North Korea's National Aerospace Development Administration, according to The Korean Central News Agency.
It said the stars, which form the Great Bear constellation, were designed to 'glorify Kim Il Sung's and Kim Jong Il's (former rulers) Korea as a space power'.
It denied it was pursuing the 'weaponisation of outer space'.
In December 2012, Pyongyang finally launched a satellite - described as a 'dishwasher wrapped in tinfoil - after several botched attempts.
After 14 years of trying, hundreds of millions of pounds and repeated failures, the government claimed the mission was a huge success, but many believe it ended up simply tumbling out of control.
North Korea insists its space program is peaceful, but its long-range rocket program has generated international fears that it is getting closer to developing nuclear missiles capable of striking the U.S.