THE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT BLOG: From the Space Shuttle to Beyond

Monday, January 21, 2013

A full-size Orion spacecraft replica rolls down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.

NASA / Carla Cioffi

Inauguration 2013... Here are a couple of photos taken of the full-size Orion spacecraft replica that was featured in today's Inaugural Parade that celebrated Barack Obama becoming the 44th President of the United States this morning. Also taking part in the festivities was a full-size model of the Curiosity Mars rover...along with some members from her mission team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, California.

The full-size Orion spacecraft replica rolls down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.

The full-size Orion spacecraft replica rolls down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.

NASA / Carla Cioffi

The full-size Orion spacecraft replica rolls down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.

NASA / Carla Cioffi

NASA employees march down Pennsylvania Avenue with the full-size Orion and Curiosity replicas (both off-screen) during the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.

NASA employees march down Pennsylvania Avenue with the full-size Orion and Curiosity replicas (both off-screen) during the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.

NASA / Bill Ingalls

With the White House in the background, the full-size Orion spacecraft replica passes by the Presidential viewing stand during the Inaugural Parade...on January 21, 2013.