Ep 11: Which Way Is Mecca?

Making New Worlds by Erika Nesvold

Feb 7, 201833:58Science & Medicine

How will people of faith adapt their religious practices to the space environment? How will our cultural values help us adapt to life in space? Christian theologian Michael Waltemathe and Muslim theologian Mehmet Ozalp d...

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