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Muslim astronaut balances faith, science
Malaysian astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will be orbiting the Earth about 16 times every 24 hours after he reaches the International Space Station on Friday. That would be 80 daily prayers as opposed to the standard five for this Muslim orthopedic surgeon.
He also would have to kneel in zero gravity and pinpoint the direction of Mecca when he's not busy performing experiments involving...
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