Astronauts See Obama Inauguration Site from Space
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Snapped from the International Space Station
on Sunday (Jan.
20),
this photo shows the National Mall from orbit.
CREDIT: NASA |
Even astronauts in space are
turning their attention to President Barack Obama's inauguration today (Jan.
21), snapping photos of the U.S. capital from high above Earth.
New photos snapped by astronauts on the International Space Station over the weekend
show key areas of Washington, D.C., as it appears from 240 miles (386
kilometers) up. Two Americans, Kevin Ford and Tom Marshburn, are living on the
station, which Ford is commanding.
"This detailed view shows
the Potomac River and its bridges at left, with National Mall at the center,
stretching eastward from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument toward
the Capitol building, where the inaugural ceremony will be held," NASA
officials said in a statement.
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Taken by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield from the
International Space Station, this photo shows the path of the inaugural parade
on Jan. 21
CREDIT: Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield |
NASA had a few different
events planned for inaugural weekend. A group of the agency's astronauts and
scientists—including "Mohawk Guy" Bobak Ferdowsi—will march in the
inaugural parade today alongside full-sized models of the Mars Curiosity Rover
and the Orion Space Capsule.
The space station is currently home to six
astronauts representing the United States, Russia and Canada. In addition to
Marshburn and Ford, the crew includes three Russian cosmonauts and Canadian
astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Hadfield even got in on the inaugural celebrations with a photo of
Washington D.C. on Saturday (Jan. 19).
"You can even follow the parade
route," Hadfield wrote in a post on Twitter, where he chronicles his
flight as @Cmdr_Hadfield.
Source: Space.com
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