O'Hair wanted the courts to ban American astronauts—who were all government employees—from public prayer in space.
oʊhˈɛɹ wˈɔntᵻd ðə kˈoːɹts tə bˈæn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈæstɹənˌɔːts—hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈɔːl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɛmplˈɔɪiːz—fɹʌm pˈʌblɪk pɹˈɛɹ ɪn spˈeɪs.