Buddhist monks at the Daigoji Temple in Japan, founded in 874AD, have teamed up with satellite company Terra Space to set up a temple in space. Containing filled sacred items such as mandalas and Buddha statues, it will orbit Earth once every 90 minutes at an altitude of about 278 miles.
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