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Sunday, September 11, 2011

What Terror Looks Like From Space; NASA 9/11 Video

From Forex TV: What Terror Looks Like From Space; NASA 9/11 Video
Astronaut Frank Culbertson was the lone American not on the planet at the moment the 9/11 attacks took place. Culbertson was floating in orbit far above the evil that was unleashed and unaware of the destruction that had choked the skies on the ground.

Expedition 3 Commander Frank Culbertson was aboard the International Space Station at the time of the attacks, and the only American on the crew. As soon as he learned of the attacks, he began documenting the event in photographs because the station was flying over the New York City area. He captured incredible images in the minutes and hours following the event. From his unique vantage point in space, he recorded his thoughts of the world changing beneath him.

Yet, even from his perch in space, Culbertson reports that the face of evil was evident.

"The smoke seemed to have an odd bloom to it at the base of the column that was streaming south of the city. After reading one of the news articles we just received, I believe we were looking at NY around the time of, or shortly after, the collapse of the second tower. How horrible…" wrote Culbertson.

The following day, he posted a public letter that captured his initial thoughts of the events as they unfolded. "The world changed today. What I say or do is very minor compared to the significance of what happened to our country today when it was attacked."

Culbertson said, "It's horrible to see smoke pouring from wounds in your own country from such a fantastic vantage point. The dichotomy of being on a spacecraft dedicated to improving life on the earth and watching life being destroyed by such willful, terrible acts is jolting to the psyche, no matter who you are."

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