>> HELLO, I'M NASA ASTRONAUT
SHANE KIMBROUGH.
I'M CURRENTLY LIVING
AND WORKING ON
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
WITH SIX OTHER CREWMATES
FROM EXPEDITION 65.
THIS SEPTEMBER 11th
MARKS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS
ON OUR NATION
AND OUR WAY OF LIFE.
TO THE VICTIMS
AND THEIR FAMILIES,
SURVIVORS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS,
WE REMEMBER.
THE HORRIFYING IMAGES
OF THAT DAY ARE STILL PRESENT
IN SO MANY OF OUR MINDS.
WE ALL STRUGGLE WITH
HOW TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING
SO TERRIBLE AGAINST OUR COUNTRY
AND HUMANITY.
IN SO MANY CASES,
IT SPARKED AN INCREDIBLE WAVE
OF PATRIOTISM AMONG AMERICANS
IN SUPPORT OF ALL THE VICTIMS
AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
THIS EVENT CALLED MANY CITIZENS
INTO MILITARY DUTY,
GOVERNMENT SERVICE,
AND OTHER PROFESSIONS
TO HELP STOP SOMETHING LIKE THIS
FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.
IF THAT IS YOU,
THANK YOU.
AS WE REMEMBER 9/11
20 YEARS LATER,
DESPITE THAT TIME OF TRAGIC
LOSS AND GRIEF,
IT WAS ALSO A TIME WE SAW
THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE
OF OUR NATION
AND INCREDIBLE SUPPORT FROM
PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVED
THROUGH THIS PAINFUL TIME,
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED
AND WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH
TOGETHER AS A COUNTRY
AND FOR ALL OF HUMANITY.
HERE ON THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION
OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS,
WE'VE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY
LIVING TOGETHER IN SPACE,
COOPERATING AMONG MANY NATIONS
TO IMPROVE LIVES FOR ALL OF US
BACK ON EARTH.
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
AND FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
JOIN TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH
THE INCREDIBLE ENGINEERING FEAT
OF BUILDING AN
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
IN LOW EARTH ORBIT.
THE SPACE STATION IS NOW
ENTERING ITS THIRD DECADE,
AND THE ERA OF FULL
SCIENTIFIC UTILIZATION,
EXPANDED COMMERCIAL VALUE,
AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP.
WE WILL NEVER FORGET.