The crew of the International Space Station and the crew of the Endeavor shuttle docked at the station held a memorial ceremony this evening; The shuttle carries with it 6,000 small US flags, which will be distributed upon its return to Earth to the relatives of those who perished
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The astronauts of the International Space Station, together with crew members of the space shuttle "Endeavour", held a memorial ceremony tonight for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11 in the USA. "To all those who lost their loved ones, to all those who worked so hard to help the survivors, and to the people trying to stop the threat (of terrorism), we wish you the best," said Frank Culbertson, who on Saturday officially handed over command of the station to Yuri Russian Onofrinko. Culbertson said that at the time of the terrorist attack, the space station was hovering just above North America, and you could see the smoke rising from Manhattan. "As can be described, it was very difficult to see my country under attack," he told CNN.
The Endeavor arrived at the space station over the weekend with research equipment and food supplies on board, as well as a crew to replace the current crew on the station. Also, the ferry carried with it two United States flags: the first was rescued from the ruins of the Twin Towers in New York, while the second was flying in the Pentagon building in Washington during the deadly terrorist attack. In addition, there were about 6,000 small US flags on board, to commemorate the victims of the disaster, which will be distributed upon its return to the US to the families of the victims and some of the survivors. The spaceship also carried with it badges of the New York police and fire departments.
Later this evening, two astronauts from the Endeavor crew performed a spacewalk to make repairs to the International Space Station. Endeavor will return to Earth at the end of the week, while the space station's new research team, the Russian commander accompanied by two American astronauts, will stay at the station until mid-May.
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