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Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 4:19 am
Muslims pray five times a day. Each prayer requires and average of seven minutes to perform, for an approximate total of 35 minutes on the mat.
The International Space Station orbits the Earth about one every 90 minutes. 90/5 = 18. Thus, every 18 minutes, a Muslim astronaut would have to stop doing whatever it is people on the ISS do and do his (or her) seven minutes of obligatory groveling. Not very productive.
Furthermore, Muslims must face Mecca during these prayers. With the station moving at about five miles per second, I suspect that the Muslims supplicant would have to be installed in some sort of whirligig and be spun about like a pinwheel in a cyclone in order to face the proper direction. I'm not sure NASA could spare the payload.
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RE: Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 4:35 am
I just figured it was because they were far too busy being angry, whiny little bitches to pursue anything else.
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RE: Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 4:51 am
(May 16, 2014 at 4:35 am)Aral Gamelon Wrote: I just figured it was because they were far too busy being angry, whiny little bitches to pursue anything else.
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Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
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RE: Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 4:52 am
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RE: Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 5:27 am
30 seconds of googling produced this - List of Muslim Astronauts
Quote:Praying towards Mecca in space
Malaysia's space agency, Angkasa, convened a conference of 150 Islamic scientists and scholars in 2006 to address the question, among others, of how to pray towards Mecca in space. A document was produced in early 2007 called A Guideline of Performing Ibadah (worship) at the International Space Station (ISS) and was approved by Malaysia's National Fatwa Council.[4]
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RE: Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 7:30 am
How quaint
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RE: Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 7:55 am
(May 16, 2014 at 5:27 am)Confused Ape Wrote: 30 seconds of googling produced this - List of Muslim Astronauts
Quote:Praying towards Mecca in space
Malaysia's space agency, Angkasa, convened a conference of 150 Islamic scientists and scholars in 2006 to address the question, among others, of how to pray towards Mecca in space. A document was produced in early 2007 called A Guideline of Performing Ibadah (worship) at the International Space Station (ISS) and was approved by Malaysia's National Fatwa Council.[4] That would entail some interesting physics, I imagine.
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RE: Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 9:30 am
Seems like the prophet has decreed some rather strict guidelines for the faithful to follow while relieving themselves. I suspect translating that to space would be another complication.
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RE: Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 9:42 am
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(May 16, 2014 at 9:30 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Seems like the prophet has decreed some rather strict guidelines for the faithful to follow while relieving themselves. I suspect translating that to space would be another complication.
It probably was complicated but the Muslim astronauts obviously managed to get round it.
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RE: Why There Are No Muslim Astronauts
May 16, 2014 at 9:48 am
(May 16, 2014 at 9:42 am)Confused Ape Wrote: (May 16, 2014 at 9:30 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Seems like the prophet has decreed some rather strict guidelines for the faithful to follow while relieving themselves. I suspect translating that to space would be another complication.
It probably was complicated but the Muslim astronauts obviously managed to get round it.
Well, it's like any other religion: It's really important and sacred unless of course it's not convenient or possible. 
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