For example i heard, and read, that Sumita Williams, the half indian lady who went in to space recently as an astronuat, has allegedly converted to islam, this has not been verified publicly, but here basis for convertion was taking satelite pictures of the earth, but there was something wrong, the picures showed the earth and its cities in relative darkness, apart from two spots on the earth which were shining light like stars, Medina and Mecca. Its also alleged that neil armstrong heard the muslim call of pray, when he went on the moon, because when he came back, he heard the same thing in Turkey and thats when he questioned it, because he heard the same in space, and allah tells us the call of pray travels through the heavens.
http://www.rediff.co...ul/21sunita.htmi dont know about Neil Armstrong converting to islam but i am sure if sunita williams converted to islam it would have made headlines in india and in her fathers native state of gujarat.
Sunita Williams now eyes travel to Mars
Having created a new record of stay in space by a woman, Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams now has set her eyes on the Red Planet.
Williams, who returned to earth on June 22 after spending 195 days at the International Space Station [Images], said she would
love to fly to Mars [Images], if not the moon.
"I would love to go to Mars ... just because it is a different planet," she told mediapersons in India through a videoconference from Houston.
Asked to choose between moon and Mars as her next destination, she said she would also love to go to the moon,
but Mars would be 'different'.
Williams said her long stay in space would definitely help her face the rigours of the long journey to Mars.
She also thanked people across India, particularly from her native state of Gujarat, who prayed for her safe return to
earth.
Williams fondly recalled taking a copy of Bhagvad Gita and an idol of Lord Ganesha along with her to the space
station and took tense moments in her stride. "I knew Ganesha was looking after me," she said.She said she will be visiting Hyderabad in September for the International Astronautical Congress after which she will visit her relatives in Gujarat and Delhi.
This post has been edited by prisha: 01 April 2008 - 10:27 PM