Surreal Footage on Instagram: "On September 11, 2001, astronaut Frank Culbertson was the only American in space, serving as commander of Expedition 3 aboard the International Space Station. As the ISS passed over the eastern United States, Culbertson observed smoke rising from New York City, a haunting sight that led him to document the scene with a video camera. Upon learning of the attacks, Culbertson felt a profound sense of isolation and helplessness, being the sole American off-planet durin

Futurism on Instagram: "Video recently released by Don Pettit, a career NASA astronaut who recently returned from a 208-day stint aboard the International Space Station, shows multiple convoys of Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellites crisscrossing each other over the horizon. The satellite convoys were “very visible,” Pettit wrote in response to a social media question. “Many were as bright as Jupiter, they would flash from 1 to 10 seconds,” he added. Read more at the link in our bio. 📽️: @astro_pettit