Considering the premise 'By 9:08, the mission crew commander at NEADS learned of the second explosion at the World Trade Center and decided against holding the fighters in military airspace away from ', is 'The crew chief saw the explosion on television.' a statement that stands on its own?
By 9:08, the mission crew commander at NEADS learned of the second explosion at the World Trade Center and decided against holding the fighters in military airspace away from ###The crew chief saw the explosion on television.