"Space Odyssey" in 2010 Rose Parade

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The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California float in the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade not only integrated a rice and seaweed space shuttle but also two real astronauts, recent STS-129 mission specialists Leland Melvin and Robert Satcher, riding along. The float, appropriately titled "Space Odyssey," featured an orange and yellow strawflower galactic space station 'powered' by eucalyptus leaf solar panels and chrysanthemum antenna.

Video credit: NBC (reproduced for editorial comment)

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• Satcher
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• astronauts
• space
• shuttle

[youlovealex]

I love the way you can hear my band throughout the entire thing..... damn float kept breaking down..... it was annoying

[rmhcaustin]

Beautiful!