![Astronaut Thomas D. Jones. In 1994, he flew as a mission specialist on successive flights of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Astronaut Thomas D. Jones. In 1994, he flew as a mission specialist on successive flights of Space Shuttle Endeavour.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240610140640_37c57b7352aa6e7da575b5bbea9d3ff7b7c4c607a6c6689579c1a07733681426.png)
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![Astronaut Thomas D. Jones. In 1994, he flew as a mission specialist on successive flights of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Astronaut Thomas D. Jones. In 1994, he flew as a mission specialist on successive flights of Space Shuttle Endeavour.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240610140640_37c57b7352aa6e7da575b5bbea9d3ff7b7c4c607a6c6689579c1a07733681426.png)
![Above, Neil Armstrong (reflected in visor) and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin (in spacesuit) set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. Also seen below, the astronauts captured a beautiful image of Earth rising above the moon’s horizon from Apollo 11. Also below: the mission patch and other iconic moonshot photos, along with a solo photo of astronaut Armstrong. Bottom of page: All three Apollo 11 astronauts, Michael Collins (l) and Neil Armstrong (r) shown, and their wives attend an audience with Pope Paul VI in the Papal Library Oct. 16, 1969. Above, Neil Armstrong (reflected in visor) and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin (in spacesuit) set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. Also seen below, the astronauts captured a beautiful image of Earth rising above the moon’s horizon from Apollo 11. Also below: the mission patch and other iconic moonshot photos, along with a solo photo of astronaut Armstrong. Bottom of page: All three Apollo 11 astronauts, Michael Collins (l) and Neil Armstrong (r) shown, and their wives attend an audience with Pope Paul VI in the Papal Library Oct. 16, 1969.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200826210852_cd85a99798a06237242f030581a48dd9ade48a0f165289efe2ae3ce7734f642c.jpeg)
![OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD DOCUMENTARIES. Above, a scene from the moon from the Apollo 11 (2019) film; below, another image from Apollo 11 and others from In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) and For All Mankind (1989). OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD DOCUMENTARIES. Above, a scene from the moon from the Apollo 11 (2019) film; below, another image from Apollo 11 and others from In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) and For All Mankind (1989).](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2020082621088_bde28980937d8bf5e2faea33ef6b427fca69a20a8017326458725db915f20297.jpeg)
‘Conquerors of the Moon’: Documentaries Commemorate the Apollo Project
ON FILM: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s historic moonwalk by watching one of a trio of the best documentaries ever made about the Apollo project.
![Pope Francis talks with the crew on the International Space Station Oct. 26. Pope Francis talks with the crew on the International Space Station Oct. 26.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2020082713084_b89ee6d8893c2cd6624bea3e9232311733dd9c1904bac1285b88ffbf17e6900c.jpeg)
Pope Talks God’s Creation With Astronauts on International Space Station
Pope Francis contacted the crew via a satellite call from the Vatican Oct. 26.
![Mike Hopkins shows what life is like in space. Mike Hopkins shows what life is like in space.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200827070852_3fa47597889f28d8d6aa3c6cdb384be57441078975a008ab73548d618d4b7dc1.jpeg)
What Is It Like to Receive the Eucharist in Space?
A Conversation With NASA Astronaut and Catholic Convert Mike Hopkins