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This Year`s September 11 Memorial Ceremonies; Features From The Edge Of Space.

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hi, I`m Carl Azuz. We`re happy to see you this Monday and we hope you had a great weekend, for the United States it was a

weekend of remembrance. On the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, which we covered in depth on Friday`s show, ceremonies,

prayer services, tributes, moments of silence, events like these were held all across the country.

Relatives of 9/11 victims reflected on their loved ones. Survivors shared their stories of the harrowing day. Communities displayed flags in honor of
 

reflect [rɪˋflɛkt] v. 沉思; 表达

harrowing [ˋhæroɪŋ] adj. 悲惨的

the lives lost. It was a national observance of a tragedy that changed the country and like the attacks themselves, it brought together Americans from all walks of life.
 

observance [əbˋzɝvəns] n.（节日、生日等的）纪念，庆祝

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POLO SANDOVAL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: At dawn the unfurling of a flag over the side of the Pentagon, hit by a jetliner 20 years ago signaled the beginning
 

unfurl [ʌnˋfɝl] v. 展开，张开

of a day of tributes. It`s one of three sites where Americans gathered in somber remembrance, honoring each one of the 2,977 people killed in the
 

somber [ˋsɑmbɚ] adj. 忧郁的；闷闷不乐的

terrorist attacks on September 11th.

At the footprints where the Twin Towers proudly stood over lower Manhattan, President Biden and the First Lady were joined by the Obamas and a sea of
 

footprint [ˋfʊt͵prɪnt] n. 脚印，足迹

9/11 families to memorialize those lost two decades ago. At 8:46 am, the first of six moments of silence marking the instant the first hi-jacked
 

instant [ˋɪnstənt] adj. 紧迫的，迫切的

airliner struck the North Tower. Mike Low`s daughter Sara (ph) was a flight attendant on that plane.

MIKE LOW, FATHER OF DAUGHTER FIGHT ATTENDANT ON PLANE THAT CRASHED INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER: As we recite the names of those we lost, my memory goes
 

recite [riˋsaɪt] v. 背诵；朗诵，当众吟诵

back to that terrible day when it felt like an evil specter had descended on our world. But it was also a time when many people acted above and beyond the ordinary.
 

specter [ˋspɛktɚ] n. 鬼怪；幽灵；恐怖之物

above and beyond : ph. in excess of the expectations or demands of

SANDOVAL: The tributes continued throughout the morning with the nation pausing five more times, the moment each Twin Tower fell, when the Pentagon

was attacked and the moment United Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.

KAMALA HARRIS, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It is truly an honor to be with all of you at this field of honor.

SANDOVAL: Along with Vice-President Kamala Harris, President George W. Bush who served as commander-in-chief in 2001 help lead a memorial at that site.
 

lead [lid] v. 引导

GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The 33 passengers and seven crew of Flight 93 could have been any group of citizens selected

by fate. In a sense, they stood in for us all. The terrorists soon discovered that a random group of Americans is an exceptional group of people.
 

in a sense 在某种意义上

stand in 代替

SANDOVAL: And at the Pentagon, General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs honored the victims of the attacks and the service members who died

at the subsequent war in Afghanistan.

GEN. MARK MILLEY, CHAIRMAN, U.S. JOINT CHIEF OF STAFFS: Never forget those who were murdered by terrorists. Never forget those who rushed to save

their lives and gave theirs in exchange. Never forget the sons and the daughters, the brothers and sisters and the mothers and fathers who gave

their tomorrows for our todays.

SANDOVAL: The sky over lower Manhattan lights up again with the annual "Tribute in Light". It`s a reminder of the nations resilience and an iconic

symbol honoring those killed and the nation`s unbreakable spirit. Polo Sandoval, CNN, New York.

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AZUZ: 10 Second Trivia. Who conducted the first spacewalk, which took place in 1965? Alan Shepherd, Yuri Gagarin, Ed White or Alexei Leonov. While Ed

White was the first American to do it. The first ever spacewalk was made by Soviet cosmonaut, Alexei Leonov.
 

cosmonaut [ˋkɑzmə͵nɔt] n. 宇航员；（俄国）航天员

According to space.com, Leonov originally thought he`d be a professional artist, but his success in the Soviet Air Force led to his selection for

cosmonaut training, and when he first stepped outside in space on March 18th, 1965, his government was supportive. His family was not. His father

yelled at what he thought was Leonov`s misbehavior and said he should be punished, and his daughter cried and said please tell Daddy to get back inside.
 

misbehavior [͵mɪsbɪˋhevjɚ] n. 不礼貌；品行不端；违反军规

Leonov said he faced a number of life threatening challenges doing that but he did get back to Earth safely. Less than three months later, astronaut Ed

White made America`s first spacewalk and four years after that, the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union culminated in the American moon

landing.

International space programs have come a long way since the 1960s`, but spacewalks are still considered risky even though NASA says they`ve been a

crucial part of the construction and maintenance of the International Space Station. The most expensive object people have ever built.

As an example of that maintenance, two astronauts, one from Europe and one from Japan took a walk outside the ISS on Sunday. Both have completed

several spacewalks before. Their mission this time around was to set up support equipment for a new solar power unit which will be installed on a

future space trip. If you`ve ever wondered what it`s like to work outside, when outside means orbiting the Earth. Here`s your answer.

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JOHN "DANNY" OLIVAS, FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT: The airlock on the hatch came open. Immediately inside the airlock itself it was bathed in this beautiful
 

airlock 气闸门，气闸

color of blue, and it was the light reflecting off the -- the ocean below. And I saw -- saw planet Earth and just my feet just -- just dangling there,

and I thought to myself, you know, this is absolutely beautiful. I can`t -- I can`t believe that I`m here, and I said, OK, we got work to do.

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The process associated with actually going out the door begins months beforehand.

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Understanding the -- the -- the choreography of what`s going to take place over an eight hour period. What are the technical challenges for that
 

choreography [͵korɪˋɑgrəfɪ] n.  (操作或动作的)编排; the arrangement or manipulation of actions leading up to an event

particular activity?

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You are your own self contained vessel. You have your own oxygen system, your own power supply, your own communication system. You have obviously

all the tools that you brought with you. You have the ability to reject the heat that you build up as you`re working inside the spacesuit. So you have

to, kind of, manage all that as your own little independent spacecraft out there.

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And because we can rely heavily on our training, that allows us to not be overwhelmed with the things that you just can`t emulate here on the ground.

At the end of our first spacewalk, I stopped on the truss just for a second and it was nighttime, and I looked down below and I could -- it was -- I
 

truss [trʌs] n. 桁架，构架

know exactly where I was. I was over the Indian Ocean, because I could see the -- the lights along the -- the coastline. It`s such a -- an incredible

feeling to -- to just be able to see that, to take that in and, kind of, be able to be in that moment.

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AZUZ: Not ready to come back down to Earth just yet. We`re having a look at a new type of hot air balloon that would take well paying customers to the edge of

space, or at least higher than 99 percent of the Earth`s atmosphere. If "Space Perspective" flights get off the ground as planned in 2024, they`ll

rise 100,000 feet above our planet`s surface.

Technically space is defined as starting quite a bit higher than that, but the balloon flight would still allow passengers to see the darkness of

space. It would be a relatively relaxing rise for as many as eight people at a time. Flights would last six hours and there will be a bathroom

onboard. If you want to get onboard, the company is selling tickets in advance, but they`re $125,000 each.

Which would leave a lot of space in your wallet, if you know what I`m saying, but if you need a lift, you have a ballooning budget. And you don`t

mind being accused of looking down on people, this could put your head well above the clouds for a flight of fancy that defies and then depends on

gravity.

De Anza High School, we see you watching from Richmond, California. Thank you for subscribing and leaving a comment on our You Tube channel and, of

course, that is the only way to get a school mentioned on CNN 10. I`m Carl Azuz and I`m grateful to have you watching.

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