Walter Cunningham is one of the prominent astronauts in American history. Although he's already retired, he's currently the chairman of the<em> Texas Aerospace Commission.</em>So, this makes him a Texas scientific leader.
Together with Schirra and Don Eisele, Cunningham helped created the first-ever live television transmission from space. It was broadcast from Apollo 7 <em>(October 1968)</em>, which was an<u> eleven-day flight</u> towards moon.
<span>The Catholic church was the force in colonizing the southwestern part of america when it was colonized by the Spanish north of the Rio Grande river. Missionaries spread the gospel among the indians and presidios were built at this time to further the colonization.</span>
Non-believers in regions conquered by Muslim warriors converted to Islam. What role did Arab merchants play in spreading Islam to societies in Europe, Asia, and North Africa?