The Blessed Sacrament ( communion wafers consecrated in a Catholic Mass ) has been carried into space at least twice. Three Catholic astronauts on Space Shuttle Mission STS-59 received Holy Communion on 17 April 1994. NASA astronaut Michael S. Hopkins took a supply of six consecrated hosts to the International Space Station in September 2013, allowing him to receive Holy Communion weekly during his 24-week mission.
The Blessed Sacrament ( the body and blood of Christ in the form of consecrated sacramental bread and wine ) has been carried into space at least twice. Three Catholic astronauts on Space Shuttle Mission STS-59 received Holy Communion on 17 April 1994. NASA astronaut Michael S. Hopkins took a supply of six consecrated hosts to the International Space Station in September 2013, allowing him to receive Holy Communion weekly during his 24-week mission.
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communion wafers consecrated in a Catholic Mass
the body and blood of Christ in the form of consecrated sacramental bread and wine