NASA tents and a display of the solar system are seen on the South Lawn at the White House where local school students will join U.S. President Barack Obama to look at the stars with astronomers from across the country in Washington October 7, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

NASA tents and a display of the solar system are seen on the South Lawn at the White House where local school students will join U.S. President Barack Obama to look at the stars with astronomers from across the country in Washington October 7, 2009.

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  1. This image provided by NASA Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010 taken at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Monday Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour is moments away from launching as sparks fly below the shuttle's main engines. The "sparklers" are the external ignitors which burn off any concentration of hydrogen present in the vicinity of the engines. The cloud forming behind the shuttle's solid rocket booster and the pad's access arm is created by spray from the water deluge system. Launch of Endeavour to the International Space Station was at 4:14 a.m. EST.
  2. NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, smiles in the hatch which connects the flight deck and middeck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010.
  3. NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire (L) and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010. Picture taken February 8, 2010.
  4. NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, works at the commander's station on the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010.
  5. NASA astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, occupies the pilot's station on the flight deck of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010.
  6. NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, smiles on the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010.
  7. A view of the White House as snow begins to fall in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action.
  8. Snow falls on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City.
  9. The snowy front lawn of the the White House is seen through a fence on the north lawn February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City.
  10. Snow accumulates on the fence at the White House as the snow begins to fall during an expected blizzard in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action.
  11. A view of the White House as snow begins to fall in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action.
  12. The left hand of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs shows a shopping list featuring "Eggs, Milk, Hope and Change", the latter two words used heavily in U.S. President Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign, during Gibbs' daily news briefing at the White House in Washington February 9, 2010.
  13. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president.
  14. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: The swing set used by President Barack Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha is covered in snow at the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  15. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama's motorcade waits to take him to the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in a heavy snow on the south driveway of the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  16. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama greets supporters on the rope line after delivering remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.

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