Archivo: Manhattan smoke plume on September 11, 2001 from International Space Station (Expedition 3 crew)

Descripción: "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." So said Expedition 3 Commander Frank L. Culbertson, upon learning of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. This image is one of a series taken that day of metropolitan New York City by the International Space Station's Expedition 3 crew that shows a plume of smoke rising from the Manhattan skyline. Upon further reflection, Commander 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."
Título: Manhattan smoke plume on September 11, 2001 from International Space Station (Expedition 3 crew)
Créditos: NASA Image of the Day #1171 and #1446: 1171 description high resolution image 1446 description high resolution image NASA Human Spaceflight: description high resolution image
Autor(a): NASA
Términos del Uso: Public domain
Licencia: Public domain
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