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Yesterday, 17 years have passed since al-Qaeda terrorists flew planes into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center, in the biggest attack on US soil.
The satellite images, taken from the International Space Station, show huge smoke plumes rising from Manhattan, where the twin towers were located shortly after the plane crashed into the buildings.
As the buildings collapse, the images show that smoke is growing and that smoke and ashes are still visible the next day.
Astronaut Frank Culbertson, who according to NASA was "the only American off the planet" at the time of the attack, was aboard the International Space Station at the time of the attack.
He saw the destruction of towers unfolding from above and said at the time: "The world has changed today, what I say or do is very minor compared to the meaning of what happened in our country today when it was attacked.
"It's horrible to see the smoke escaping sores in your own country from such a fantastic point of view.
"The dichotomy of being on a spaceship dedicated to improving life on earth and destroying life through such deliberate and terrible acts makes the psyche tremble no matter who you are.
"The smoke seemed to have a strange bloom at the base of the column that ran south of the city.
"After reading one of the news articles we just received, I think we looked at NY at the time of the collapse of the second round or shortly thereafter.
"How awful."
To date, more than 1,100 of the 2,700 dead in the World Trade Center have not yet been identified.
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