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WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden said Tuesday that President Barack Obama has asked him to “find ways to reach out to dominantly Muslim countries” as the White House pushes the space agency to become a tool of international diplomacy.
“In addition to the nations that most of you usually hear about when you think about the International Space Station, we now have expanded our efforts to reach out to non-traditional partners,” said Bolden, speaking to a lecture hall of young engineering students.
Specifically, he talked about connecting with countries that do not have an established space program and helping them conduct science missions. He mentioned new opportunities with Indonesia, including an educational program that examines global climate change.
Originally posted by mike_trivisonno
Islam as a cultural paradigm, regardless of the many sects, is not generative of original thought. Is is a waste of time and precious resources to involve Islam or any of its adherents in space or science in general.
It is sad to even think that NASA is wasting my money on methods of allowing muslims to pray towards Meccas while in space. It is just stupid. Let Islam and its followers blaze their own trail into space.