The employees of
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families and friends of those who died or were injured during the tragic events
that began September 11, 2001.
We also offer our
heartfelt thanks to the thousands of police, firefighters, emergency rescue
teams, volunteers and service members who continue to risk their live on behalf
of us all.
Here is the collection of stories from SPACE.com covering the
Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New York City and Washington, D.C. and its
aftermath.
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How You Can Help SEPTEMBER 11, 2001:
World Trade Center Towers Destroyed in
Terrorist Attack in the U.S.
Three planes crashed into major U.S. landmarks in New York and Washington on Tuesday, destroying one of New York's mighty twin towers, in a dramatic and deadly attack on the United States.
Hijacked Planes Destroy World trade Center
Twin Towers; Hit Pentagon
Three hijacked planes crashed into major U.S. landmarks on Tuesday, destroying both of New York's mighty twin towers and plunging the Pentagon in Washington into flames in an unprecedented assault on key symbols of U.S. military and financial power.
NASA Shuts Down Agency Centers Around
Nation In Response To Terrorist Attacks
NASA’s space shuttle launch site and agency centers around the country shut down Tuesday after terrorist attacks brought down the World Trade Center in New York and damaged the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Space Station Alpha Crew Sees Terrorist
Carnage from Orbit
The billowing plume from the collapse of the World Trade Center could be seen aboard the International Space Station Tuesday
A Nation Under Siege - Did Satellites
Serve the Country?
America's highly classified intelligence-gathering satellites were given new tasks in the wake of Tuesday's attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a source told SPACE.com.
Eyewitness: The World Trade Center and The
Pentagon
On Sept. 11, 2001 SPACE.com Editor in Chief Fred Abatemarco in New York and Space News Editor Lon Rains in Washington, D.C., watched as the world we knew vanished in a fury of fire, destruction and horror. These are their stories...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2001
Station Crew Sees Scope of NYC
Tragedy
The skipper of the International Space Station beamed back new video Wednesday of a devastated New York City while sending a heartfelt message to a nation still reeling from the most audacious terrorist attack in world history.
New Satellite Images Give Detailed View of
NYC, Pentagon Disasters
A remote-sensing spacecraft has focusing its powerful sensors on the toppled towers of the World Trade Center and the blackened rim of the Pentagon, both hit Tuesday by terrorist attacks.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
NASA Reopens Space Centers Across the
Nation Amid Heightened Security
NASA’s coastal Florida spaceport and other agency centers across the nation reopened Thursday, but it wasn’t exactly business as usual in the wake of terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C.
French Space Officials Offer Support to
U.S. Colleagues
Leaders of the French space agency (CNES) have called for all of its employees at facilities around the world to observe a minute of silence on Friday in support of their friends in the United States, officials said Thursday.
NASA Chief Rallies Troops After Terrorist
Attacks
The head of the U.S. space agency rallied the troops at a reopened NASA Thursday, noting that the exploration of space and cutting edge scientific and technological research is continuing despite devastating terrorist attacks on American soil.
Boeing, Raytheon Grieve for Employees Lost
in Attacks
Two large U.S. aerospace firms are mourning the loss of employees on the flights that crashed into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001
President George W. Bush's Address at the
Washington National Cathedral
President George W. Bush addressed the people of the United States at a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday. Here is a transcript of that speech.
NASA’s Florida Spaceport Now Under
Hurricane and Terrorist Alert
A hurricane alert was in effect at NASA’s coastal Florida spaceport Friday as tornadoes spawned by Tropical Storm Gabrielle swirled around the Kennedy Space Center area.
Private Satellites Primed for National
Security Role
A growing constellation of commercial remote sensing satellites are ready to help plan America's response to this week's terrorist attacks, from rebuilding structures and scouting out those perpetrating the destructive deeds to rebuffing future strikes.
Station Crew Notes Absence Of American Air
Traffic In Wake Of Terrorist Attacks
The International Space Station’s crew spied yet more evidence Friday of the aftermath of this week’s terrorists attacks on America: the lack of air traffic over the continental United States.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2001
Pennsylvania Community to Name Star for
Hijack Victims
A rural Pennsylvania community will honor the victims of a hijacked jetliner that crashed near Pittsburgh by having a star in the heavens named in their memory, an official said Friday.
Former Military Astronaut Among Hijack
Victims
Charles Edward "Chuck" Jones, a retired U.S. Air Force officer who was trained as an astronaut, was among the 92 victims of American Airlines Flight 11 when it was piloted by hijackers into the northern tower of the World Trade Center on Tuesday morning, September 11.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2001
Military Space Funds May Be Off Priority
List; Terrorists Prompt New U.S. Agenda
The funding increases for military space programs that many officials had hoped to see in the 2003 budget and
beyond are now unlikely to occur in the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon,
according to several defense analysts.
Need for Satellite Service
Surges
The devastating Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon pushed demand for
satellite transponders to record levels as broadcasters from all over
the world scrambled to cover the tragedy, according to officials with satellite operators and capacity brokers.
SPACE: THE NEXT BATTLEFIELD
New ISS Duty: A Military
Outpost?
Satellite surveillance has long been a central pillar of espionage and military intelligence. Now, for the first time, a multi-nation human outpost -- the multi-billion dollar International Space Station (ISS) -- could prove beneficial in the world-wide campaign to root out terrorism.
NASA Urged to Join Fight Against
Terrorism
NASA should put its research muscle behind the effort to counter terrorism, a leading aerospace industry support group advocates. But some experts caution that expanding military budgets may usurp and derail the civilian space agency’s own agenda.
Satellites Play Crucial Roles in Air and Ground Battles
The war on terrorism will by fought from the air and on the ground and even with remote-control missiles, but all these efforts have one thing in common: They rely on satellites to find the enemy and provide secure lines of communication.
U.S. - Russia Working on Satellite Missile Watching System
Since 1992, American and Russian scientists have been quietly sketching out a space-based missile watching satellite system. This cooperative project may take on more urgency given U.S. terrorist attacks and the White House stay-the-course attitude in working on anti-ballistic missile defensive measures.
Project Echelon: Orbiting Big Brother?
Earth-orbiting listening posts are on active duty in the United States-led war on terrorism. Signal-seeking spacecraft not only play a critical role in eavesdropping on nations from on high, but also within the borders of the U.S itself.
CONTINUING COVERAGE
Orbiting Shuttle, Station Crews Take Part in Worldwide Sept. 11 Remembrance Events
Ten U.S. astronauts and Russian cosmonauts stopped work aboard the International Space Station Tuesday, joining people in more than 70 nations in marking the three-month anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America.
Shuttle and Station Crews Pay Tribute to Sept. 11 Victims
Crews aboard the International Space Station paid tribute Sunday to thousands killed Sept. 11, saying that a shuttle-borne U.S. flag retrieved from the World Trade Center rubble symbolizes the nation's recovery from history's worst terrorist attacks.
Flags Flown over Pentagon, World Trade Center on Sept. 11 to be Launched on Endeavour
An American flag that was flying over the Pentagon when a hijacked airliner crashed into it on Sept. 11 will be launched into space during NASA's next shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
Anthrax Scare Hits NASA's KSC; Five Mailrooms Evacuated
A rapidly proliferating national anthrax alert rippled across NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Tuesday as mailrooms in five buildings were evacuated after employees discovered white powder and parcels laced with suspicious substances.
Asteroids Named in Memory of Sept. 11 Terrorism Victims
An international group responsible for cataloguing space rocks has named three asteroids to honor victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center's Twin Towers and damaged the Pentagon.
