Joan of Arc was as religious as a person can get without turning into a stained-glass window. When she was just 13 she claimed to have been visited by three saints – Michael, Catherine and Margaret.

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Marcos Bavdaz is Head of the Technology Preparation Section in the Science Directorate of the European Space Agency (ESA).