World Trade Center I-beam Tops 9/11 Memorial at Kennedy Space Center
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Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center · 2015 · Science & Technology
A one-ton section of solid steel I-beam salvaged from the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York City now rests atop twin concrete pedestals at Fire Station No. 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The permanent memorial was unveiled during a ceremony on the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people. Of those, 343 were fire-rescue personnel.
