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A digitized speech by Pope Francis will go into space on Monday, June 12, aboard a Space X rocket. In the past, humans have sent a multitude of questionable objects into orbit.
The digitized speech of Pope Francis, recorded in Saint Peter’s Square in Rome (Italy), in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, will be sent into space. Embedded in a small satellite, it should take off Monday, June 12 from California (United States), aboard a Space X rocket. It will be put into orbit 525 km from Earth. “It is essentially, it seems to me, communication for the attention of humans, who for various and varied reasons have always been at war with each other. Space has a peaceful role”analyzes Gilles Dawidowicz, vice-president of the astronomical society of France.
Two golf balls sent to the Moon
Since the beginning of the space conquest, Man has sent a multitude of objects into space: two golf balls on the Moon or a work of art in orbit around Mars. A disc sent to possible extraterrestrials also gave the position of the Earth. More commercial, Elon Musk’s Tesla car, which left five years ago, now evolves between Earth and Mars. Some companies even send objects on board rockets to then resell them on Earth. The United Nations calls for the strengthening of this right.