NASA Photos of President Obama's Second Inauguration

National Day of Service

NASA/Carla Cioffi

President Barack Obama Salutes at the 2013 Inaguration

NASA/Bill Ingalls

President Barack Obama salutes as he and U.S. Senator Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (D-NY) depart the White House for Capitol Hill and the swearing-in of Obama as the nation's 44th President, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington, DC.

NASA Star Party

NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA Mars Curiosity Landing mission controller, Bobak Ferdowsi, "The Mohawk Guy" poses for photographs and talks with guest during a NASA Star Party held at the Washington-Lee High School on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Arlington, VA.

NASA Star Party

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NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins talks with a NASA Johnson Space Center engineer about a robotic glove during NASA' Star Party held at the Washington-Lee High School on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Arlington, VA.

Students at NASA Star Party

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Guest of the NASA Star Party view various celestial bodies outside the David M. Brown Planetarium at the Washington-Lee High School on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Arlington, VA.

Musician Ryan Carol at NASA Star Party

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Musician Ryan Carol plays his guitar to invited guest during NASA's Star Party, outside the David M. Brown Planetarium at the Washington-Lee High School on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Arlington, VA.

Mohawk Man at NASA Star Party

NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA Mars Curiosity Landing mission controller, Bobak Ferdowsi, "The Mohawk Guy" poses for photographs and talks with guest during a NASA Star Party held at the Washington-Lee High School on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Arlington, VA.

Astronauts with Students

NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA Astronauts, from left, Kate Rubin, Alvin Drew, and Mike Massimino, talk to invited guest during NASA's Star Party, in the David M. Brown Planetarium at the Washington-Lee High School on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Arlington, VA.

Guests at NASA Star Party

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Guest of the NASA Star Party view various celestial bodies outside the David M. Brown Planetarium at the Washington-Lee High School on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Arlington, VA.

Photos With Astronauts at NASA Star Party

NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA Astronaut Alvin Drew smiles as she takes their picture together at NASA' Star Party held at the Washington-Lee High School on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Arlington, VA.

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