The 9/11 Attacks As Seen From Space

The NASA astronaut was the only American not on Earth on September 11, 2001. And from his vantage point on the International Space Station, Culbertson was able to take the photo below, sixteen years ago today. Culbertson took the photo while the ISS passed 250 miles over Manhattan. Even from that distance, a massive debris cloud was visible emanating from the site of the World Trade Center. In a video made for the 10th anniversary of the attacks, Culbertson talked about what he saw using familiar language to describe 9/11: “It was like seeing a wound in the side of your country, of your family, your friends.” Culbertson had been on the International Space Station for a day short of a month when he took the photo.

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