Religion Enters Outer Space Realm; Cosmonauts And Religious Beliefs

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Beliefs and religions are always synonymous with human culture, and wherever and whenever there are humans, there will always be beliefs and religion. With this, astronauts and cosmonauts are attempting to break the boundaries of Earth's confines as they spread the word of God throughout the universe. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)

Jomar Teves
First Posted: Sep 05, 2016 04:40 AM EDT

Earth's history is laden with various conflicts in terms of man's different perspectives on religion, politics, philosophy, and personal views. However, different each of us may be with one another, each of these differences disappear when one goes beyond the confines of this planet and sees the Earth, a blue marble planet, from a distance.

With this, the relationship of the American and Russian space missions throughout the years was riddled with different sorts of issues, but they thrived over the years nonetheless. American outer space dominance in the next 5 years is most likely to decrease, leaving the International Space Station to be highly dependent on Russian supplies and resources.

Degrees of rivalry within the American and Russian astronauts are present and this is most likely due to different religious beliefs that the astronauts and cosmonauts have.

American Efforts to Bring Religion and Beliefs in Space

Ronald Garan, a Catholic astronaut, went up to Earth's orbit with the relics of St. Therese of Lisieux, as well as the saint's teachings about the Word of God. This shows that religion is not just inside the Earth's boundaries, but is already quite literally reaching the heavens.

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