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unquietwiki t1_j23b5sh wrote

Reply to comment by ForscherVerrat in Saudi Arabia in talks over plans for next-generation space stations. Saudi space official lays out ambitions for commercial ventures among the stars. by jivatman

Serious question... has anyone figured out how you do a salat in orbit? How do you prostrate? Which direction to face Mecca, if you're going around the planet at a speed you'd have to spin yourself like a compass to match? Can there be an exemption, given the State's religious obligations?

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zeeblecroid t1_j24699b wrote

That's actually been talked about quite a bit over the years. The general consensus is "schedule things based on the time zone you launched from, face towards the Earth's surface, and do your best to approximate the physical motions given you're in microgravity."

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