Pope Francis speaks with ISS commander and crew
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis spoke via
satellite link with the crew of the International Space Station on
Thursday. Astronaut Randolph Bresnik of the US commands the current, 53rd ISS
expedition, which has a complement of 5 mission specialists: Italian
astronaut Paolo Nespoli; Russian astronauts Sergey Ryanzansky and Alexander
Misurkin; and US astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei.
he video link-up lasted about 20 minutes, with the Holy
Father speaking to the astronauts from the "auletta" of the
Paul VI Hall, in the presence of the President of the Italian Space Agency
(ASA), Roberto Battiston, and the Director of Earth Observation Programmes of
the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher.
During the course of the virtual visit, Pope Francis asked
questions of the astronauts, on topics ranging from the place of humanity in
the universe, to the difference in perspective that living on the ISS brings,
to the role of the "That Love which moves the sun and the other
stars," in their work of understanding, to their reasons for desiring to
explore space. Watch the full video below...
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