Wednesday, January 21, 2009

President Obama and his wife Michelle look on from within the reviewing stand as NASA displays its Lunar Electric Rover, during last night's Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C.
NASA / Bill Ingalls

2009 INAUGURAL PARADE... Thanks to Ronsmytheiii of NASASpaceflight.com, here are a couple of screenshots from yesterday’s parade showing NASA’s contingent in the ceremony. Along with the Moon buggy above (officially called the Lunar Electric Rover), the space shuttle Endeavour crew who flew on last Fall's STS-126 mission also got to march down Pennsylvania Avenue.

President Obama and his wife Michelle look on from within the reviewing stand as the space shuttle astronauts of flight STS-126 march down Pennsylvania Avenue.
NASA / Bill Ingalls

The 7-member crew of space shuttle flight STS-126 wave to the crowd during last night's Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C.
NASA / Paul Alers

Unfortunately, all the major U.S. TV networks cut away from their parade coverage well before NASA had its turn in the spotlight at the presidential reviewing stand (where Obama and his wife were viewing the parade from)...but it’s clearly obvious that the organizers were wise in saving the rover’s appearance for last. It probably would've stole the show (you see one marching band, you’ve seen them all).

Screenshots of NASA's Lunar Electric Rover at the Inaugural Parade, on January 20, 2009.
Screenshots of NASA's Lunar Electric Rover at the Inaugural Parade, on January 20, 2009.

CollectSPACE posted up this video on the NASASpaceflight webpage, courtesy of CNN.com.

Posted by Richard Par at 10:30 PM
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