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Robert Pearlman
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9/11 tributes reach all the way to space, to Mars and back

Ten years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, tributes to the thousands who lost their lives have extended into space, from Earth's orbit to the surface of Mars.

Mementos were carried into space for the families of the victims, flags were flown as memorials to the fallen first responders and metal recovered from Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade Center buildings in New York, was incorporated into rovers sent to explore the Red Planet.

American astronauts have also radioed down from space their own tributes, starting the day of the attacks to this week, pausing to remember those who died on the tenth anniversary of their loss...

Robert Pearlman
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NASA video
On Sept. 11, 2001, NASA astronaut Frank Culbertson was the lone American not on the planet. Culbertson and two Russian cosmonauts were orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station as members of the Expedition 3 crew.

Included is video captured by Culbertson and crew as they flew over New York City just after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Included is additional footage aboard the ISS, as well as interview excerpts of Culbertson's recollections ten years later.

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The firemen of the NYFD that went into the Towers knowing that they were almost certainly going to lose their lives are true heroes. Their dedication to the service of others is an example to us all. Long may they be remembered for their sacrifice in the cause of humanity. May they rest in peace.

Robert Pearlman
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From Expedition 60 flight engineer Drew Morgan from aboard the International Space Station (via Twitter):
Honoring the brave public servants of FDNY. Thank you for your service, we remember your fallen comrades. Your flag and patch are proudly orbiting the Earth on board the space station!
Reply from the FDNY:
Thank you, Dr. Morgan, for your tribute to our 343 members who made the Supreme Sacrifice 18 years ago today. We wish you a safe and healthy journey on Expeditions 60 and 61.

Robert Pearlman
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NASA photo release (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Mike Fincke and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson observe a moment of silence with teams from NASA, Boeing and the White Sands Missile Range, honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 at the White Sands Missile Range outside Las Cruces, New Mexico.

The joint teams gathered in the desert to rehearse landing and crew extrication from Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, which will be used to carry humans to the International Space Station. Mann, Fincke and Ferguson will fly to the space station aboard the Starliner for the Boeing Crew Flight Test mission.

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