Friday, April 21

When you're in orbit, which way is Mecca?

And how can a Muslim astronaut pray five times a day when a "day" in orbit lasts just 90 minutes? Worship in space presents some unique challenges

I would guess, down? I really don't understand all there is to understand about Muslim and Islam. But, if someone could respond and tell me why they have to pray towards Mecca (don't they have to pray towards somewhere else at a different time of day?)



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1 comment:

AmericanKurd said...

With the right nuclear policy, we could resolve that dilemma. ;)

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