A prayer for astronauts

[ryan]

If this offending anyone from a different religion, im sorry

Space travel,
Almighty ruler of the all
Whose power extends to great and small,
Who guides the stars with steadfast law,
Whose least creation fills with awe—
Oh grant Thy mercy and Thy grace
To those who venture into space.

— Robert A. Heinlein (1947) as part of his short story "Ordeal in Space".
Eternal Father, King of Birth,
Who didst create the Heaven and Earth,
And bid the planets and the Sun
Their own appointed orbits run;
O hear us when we seek Thy grace
For those who soar through outer space.
— J. E. Volonte (1961)

A Hymn for Naval Aviators
Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
Through the great spaces in the sky.
Be with them always in the air,
In darkening storms or sunlight fair;
Oh, hear us when we lift our prayer,
For those in peril in the air!
Aloft in solitudes of space,
Uphold them with Thy saving grace.
Thou Who supports with tender might
The balanced birds in all their flight.
Lord, if the tempered winds be near,
That, having Thee, they know no fear.
— Mary C. D. Hamilton (1915)

 

[n72.75]

thats nice, thanks

 

[tblaxland]

According to Tom Jones' book, Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir, the astronaut's prayer is:

"God, please don't let me screw up" *

EDIT:
* According to Wikipedia, this has its origins with Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 flight.

 

[Deke]

According to Tom Jones' book, Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir, the astronaut's prayer is:

"God, please don't let me screw up" *

EDIT:
* According to Wikipedia, this has its origins with Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 flight.

And I will say the actual quote...

"Oh Lord, please don't let me **** up."

 

[Jarvitä]

I've no idea how this ended up on my hard-drive and where I copied it from,

Holy Newton, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy laws,
Give us our daily delta-V,
As we convert mass into energy.
Thy Reaction be done,
Thy Force come,
In Vacuum, as on Earth.
And lead is not into high-velocity collisions,
But deliver us from Earth,
For thine is the Gravitation, and the Momentum, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

[ryan]

Heres one i made up.

Watch over us men, while we reach up into the heavens.
May nations be left behind and become equal men.
Whilest we tred on your given lands,
We thank thee for placing on thy curiousity to explore sacred lands.
We not to be immortal just reach up and touch your hand.
We ask thee guidance and wisdom on this voyage through the stars.
The lonley voyage will be taken not alone but with you aswell.


I think thats nice, 10 years of Catholic education and thats the result. Nice!