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Freeman @lemmy.pub

2y ago

Sex in space: Why it's worrying that the space tourism sector hasn't considered the consequences

Sex in space: Why it's worrying that the space tourism sector hasn't considered the consequences

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Freeman @lemmy.pub

2y ago

Sex in space: Why it's worrying that the space tourism sector hasn't considered the consequences

phys.org /news/2023-07-sex-space-tourism-sector-hasnt.html

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First confirmed sex. It's likely to already have happened a few times. The Soviet Union even sent a husband/wife couple at one point, unless I'm misremembering.
- There was that one astronaut couple (Mark Lee and Jan Davis) that got married during training and didn’t tell NASA until it was too late to train a replacement.
  You know they fucked in space. I won’t believe it didn’t happen.
What the problem with sex in space?
- Most likely, rogue fluids getting into things.
  
  Thats understandable but preventable.
  
  "Ayo who opened a mayonnaise jar"
- The concerns of the effects of gravity, especially in the very early stages.
  Also concerns with the higher radiation exposure, again especially in the early stages where most development is happening at the cellular level.
  And what those (and more) would mean from a longterm standpoint. These are also concerns for longterm colonies on other planets (such as Mars) which have higher radiation exposure due to Mars' lower magnetic fields and lower gravity.
  
  You’re talking about the problems of pregnancy in space. Key difference. Most people with access to modern contraception have sex hundreds if not thousands of times for every one pregnancy.
  
  Really, really weird that people still equate sex and childbirth in an age where we’re discussing visiting another planet
  
  Radiation isn't that much higher, its also not unpreventable.
  Gravity... The Fetus is in a waterbubble anyway... So the problem would be birth in space. Or raising a child, wich is a problem because of muscle development.

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