ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴀ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪss ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɴᴀsᴀ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴍɪssɪᴏɴ
ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɴᴀsᴀ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴀɢᴏ ɪs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴏғ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇs sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs: ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪss (ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ).
ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜᴛᴜʙᴇ ᴜsᴇʀ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛᴄᴀᴘ𝟷, ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴsᴘɪʀᴀᴄʏ ɪssᴜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ sɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢs, ʜᴀs ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ɴᴀsᴀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ɪs sɪɢʜᴛᴇᴅ:
„ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀ ᴍᴏᴠᴇs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs, ɴᴀsᴀ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴀʀʙʏ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ… ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ, ғᴏʀ ᴀ sᴛᴀʀᴛ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀsᴀ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪᴅs”.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏᴠᴇʀsɪᴀʟ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴ ғɪʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛ ᴘᴀɢᴇs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀғғɪʀᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ʀᴇᴀʟ sɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇs ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇx̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ᴀ̳ᴛ̳ᴇ̳ʀ̳ʀ̳ᴇ̳s̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ɪ̳ᴀ̳ʟ̳ ʟɪғᴇ.
ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ᴍᴀɢᴀᴢɪɴᴇ ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇx̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ᴀ̳ᴛ̳ᴇ̳ʀ̳ʀ̳ᴇ̳s̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ɪ̳ᴀ̳ʟ̳ ʟɪғᴇ sᴇᴇᴋᴇʀ sᴄᴏᴛᴛ ᴄ. ᴡ̳ᴀ̳ʀ̳ɪɴɢ ʜᴀs ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀɢɪɴɢ ɴᴀsᴀ, ᴡʀʏʟʏ sᴛᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ „ʟᴏᴠᴇs ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ɪss ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴀ ᴄᴀsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴀɴs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ғᴏᴄᴜsᴇs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ɪᴛs ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ.”
ᴡ̳ᴀ̳ʀ̳ɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴡ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙʟᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜɴᴀᴡ̳ᴀ̳ʀ̳ᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜʟʏ.
„ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ, ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴜᴍɪɴᴏᴜs ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ? ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴅ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ,” ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀɪʟʏ ᴇxᴘʀᴇss.
„ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴀsᴘᴇᴄᴛ,” sᴀɪᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ’s sᴜʙsᴄʀɪʙᴇʀs.
ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴜᴘʜᴏʀɪᴀ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴀɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ – sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs – ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴇᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴡʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴏʀɪᴀʟ ʜᴀʟᴏ ᴀɴᴅ, ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ.
ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀssᴜᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴs, ɪᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜs ᴀɢᴇɴᴄʏ ʜᴀs ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ sɪʟᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴛʏᴘᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟɪɢʜᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏʙʏ ʟᴜɴᴅʜ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍs ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏs ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛʏᴘᴇs ᴏғ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ sᴇᴇɴ, sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ „ᴡʜᴇɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ, ɴᴀsᴀ ᴄᴜᴛs ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪss.”
