Hasta La Gadget!

While my dreams of a television action series featuring Barack Obama fighting intergalactic criminals in space have once again been put on hold, science has happily given us the next best thing: Obama, from Space.

Google’s Earth and Maps-making satellite, the Geo-Eye-1, was 423 miles above the earth’s surface yesterday, taking shots of President Obama’s historical inauguration ceremony. It was a clear day, and the shots are pretty impressive, featuring millions of viewers packed into the Washington Mall.

Check out more, higher res photos at the official Geo-Eye site.