NASA ASTRONAUTS AND LUNAR ROVER IN INAUGURATION PARADE

NASA ASTRONAUTS AND LUNAR ROVER IN INAUGURATION PARADE

NASA astronauts who recently returned from a trip to the International Space Station joined representatives from across the country and the nation's armed forces in the 56th Inaugural Parade.

The NASA contingent included a next-generation lunar rover that astronauts will use for future exploration of the moon.

The parade traveled down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington on Jan.

20 following swearing-in ceremonies for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden.