Tuesday, January 20, 2009

"Google Satellite" Will Have an Orbital View Over Obama's Inauguration

"Google Satellite" Will Have an Orbital View Over Obama's Inauguration

Written by Ian O'Neill

Washington D.C. from orbit. The Google Satellile GeoEye-1 will spy on Obama's inauguration (Google)

Washington D.C. from orbit. The Google Satellile GeoEye-1 will spy on Obama's inauguration (GeoEye)

President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on Capitol Hill will be the place-to-be on Tuesday (January 20th). According to some news sources, tickets for the event were trading for a price exceeding 5 figures (in one case, according to CNN in November, an online vendor was asking for $20,095 for a single ticket - I hope they get a "free" bottle of Champagne with that!). It would appear that ticket demand outstripped supply, making the 44th presidential inauguration one of the hottest (and most costly) events to attend in 2009./.../


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