ISS Astronauts Could Get an On-orbit Call from the Pope

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Pope Benedict XVI might make a special call to the international space station during the Space Shuttle En-deavour's planned 14-day mission, ac-cording to a NASA official.In what would be the first papal call to space, discussions are under way to try to arrange the pope to speak to two Italian astronauts who will be on board the space station, according to NASA spokesman Rob Navias. NASA is discussing the potential call with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), he said.