Posts Tagged ‘NASA’

Space station Pope – Francis calls the astronauts

Thursday, October 26th, 2017

Pope Francis telephoned the International Space Station yesterday. The call, which was organised by the European Space Agency and NASA, aimed to connect Francis with the astronauts on board the space station – three Americans, two Russians and one Italian. The Vatican planned for the phone call to be transmitted live by its Television Center. Read more

NASA bans name of ‘Jesus’ from staff newsletter

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

NASA has banned the word “Jesus” from a space centre newsletter. A group of Christian employees at the Johnson Space Center in Houston included the phrase “Jesus is our life” in an advert for their weekly meeting. This was in a newsletter emailed to all employees at the centre. NASA lawyers informed the Christian club Read more

Dispute erupts over Bibles flown to the moon

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Tiny Bibles flown to the moon and back are at the centre of a dispute between Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and an Oklahoma Christian author who is trying to sell one at auction. The microfilm King James version Bibles are the size of a postage stamp. They were produced by a group Read more

Neil Armstrong’s death prompts yearning for America’s past glories

Friday, August 31st, 2012

The death of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has prompted a bout of soul-searching about America’s national destiny as well as mourning for an icon of the 20th century. As tributes continued to pour in on Sunday for the former astronaut who died aged 82 there were also expressions of regret that Read more