With apologies to Gruber... http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/7088014787/
"Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), flies over the Washington skyline as seen from a NASA T-38 aircraft, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. "
In celebration of abandoning our space program, we paraded our ailing 30-year old technology over the heads of warmongering lawmakers today.
"Discovery, the first orbiter retired from NASA’s shuttle fleet, ..."
A shuttle-sized walker was too expensive, especially after we bailed out all those banks.