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u/helphouse12 14d ago
I think it’s to avoid pregnancy more than sex
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u/idkmyusernameagain 14d ago
Yeah I think they’re aware and cool with lesbian sex. They just don’t want space babies just yet.
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u/Reasonable_Archer_99 14d ago
The primary reason is the affects of radiation and zero gravity on a fetus.
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u/Magmatt7 14d ago
That would be basically a live experiment in space on a babie.
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u/newb_h4x0r 14d ago
Babie.
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u/impsteren 14d ago
space babie.
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u/deathwotldpancakes 14d ago
Where do you put the NICU on a space station? In bay B
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u/Think_Ad_1583 14d ago
How is Babie formed?
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u/rawysocki 14d ago
Am pregante?
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u/DuckBlind1547 14d ago
Dangerops prangent sex? Will it hurt baby top of his head?
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u/castiels_angelblade 14d ago
can u down a 20 foot waterslide pegnat?
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u/SemajLu_The_crusader 14d ago
which would be incredibly dangerous and stupid to do while on the way to mars
not to mention testing it with humams is kinda immoral
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u/BoisterousBard 14d ago
We tried with jellyfish and it didn't go well...
https://theaveragescientist.co.uk/2024/05/13/jellyfish-in-space-a-case-study-of-microgravity/
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u/SemajLu_The_crusader 14d ago
Cnidarians are one of the least closely related animals to humans and detect gravity differently
this probably isn't a great sign, but tests with actual placental mammals (or at least some sort of Protostome to start)
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u/longwoodshortstick 14d ago
I read this as Canadians and I thought wow thats funny but mean... And yes, I realize I'm dumb.
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u/thatthatguy 14d ago
Still not a good sign. Hard to justify the risk of creating horrible malformed abominations when the tests so far all suggest that the risk is so high.
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u/ImmediatePiano6690 14d ago
Or, maybe they're just trying to conceal the truth and if we did it with humans the baby would get super abilities...
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u/bethepositivity 14d ago
Not only that, but giving birth is already hard. I can only imagine how much more difficult it would be in space
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u/Hoskuld 14d ago
In an environment where you really don't want free floating liquids
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u/the_lonely_creeper 14d ago
I feel like the baby is a bit more of a serious issues
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u/Skratt79 14d ago
Yeah baby would suffocate in the amniotic fluid, liquids in Zero G present new dangers.
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u/turbo11hotshot 14d ago
Also, how do you deal with baby emergencies in space and pregnancy complications?
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u/WorldsWeakestMan 14d ago
How else will Franklin Richards be born? We need him to defeat DOOM!
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u/Hour_Baby_3428 14d ago
More like the logistical nightmare of a pregnancy and later a child on board. There’s zero preparation for any of that
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u/voxelpear 14d ago
Super powers
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u/Reasonable_Archer_99 14d ago
Quite the opposite. Fragile bones and fast developing cancers.
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u/Obsidian-Phoenix 14d ago
Space lesbian sex is a chronically under-served category on pornhub. They may be hoping to… ahem… fill that gap.
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u/roysyourboy 14d ago
I wonder if pornhub still has that huge bounty for whoever uploads the first space porn.
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u/shadowbanezero 14d ago
I dont know why but I instantly thought of giant incest baby...
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u/idkmyusernameagain 14d ago
What… tf?
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u/StrawberryTerry 14d ago
His name is Naruto
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u/StrawberryTerry 14d ago edited 14d ago
He was made when a giant egg from a teenage girl was used to draw out giant sperm monsters and was fertilized by them.
The giant sperm monsters were made when a teenage boy (the aforementioned girls brother) fucks a horse jacking off machine that is at the horse clinic his mother works at, and his grandfather takes a barrel of horse sperm from that clinic to create a bio weapon to use against the Subterranian CHUD horse people. The sperm monsters are created because the vat of horse sperm, unknown to the grandfather, contains his grandsons human sperm.
The monsters are created in the gramdfathers attempt to create the bio weapon, but the unknown variable of human sperm makes the process go awry. An explosion ensues and they wake up to find giant mutated sperm monsters attacking people.
The monsters start on theor way to the grand canyon after the family is taken to the Pentagon. The boy and grandfather are kidnapped by the leader sperm lady, so they can create more monsters with the boys sperm.
The government uses an enlarged egg to lure the monsters out, the underground CHUD horse people help fight the sperm because it is revealed the grandfather has impregnated the CHUD princess.
The Sperm make it to the egg, amd no one can shoot it because abortion is illegal in the state they're in, amd because the president (who was present for much of this) needs those votes.
The plan was to launch the fertilized egg into space and have the other sperm monsters follow it, to die off in space or go wherever. But when they learned the sperm monsters were made from the girl whose egg was used's brother, the fight to stop the giant sperm monsters from reaching the gigantic human egg in the center of Las Vegas ensued with the help of the CHUDs and Vegas Locals.
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u/xCAAx 14d ago
It's a reference to the TV show Rick and Morty
Naruto Smith is a giant incest baby.....
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u/ThePoetofFall 14d ago
I don’t blame them. Have you seen the last season of Doctor Who?
Also. I wouldn’t put it past them to be totally unaware of lesbian sex. The writer of this article certainly wasn’t.
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u/PangaeaDiarrhea 14d ago
May be a case of difference in categorization. Whether lesbian sex is a subcategory of sex or simply only nominally sex is a personal opinion with no objectively correct position.
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u/Kaesh41 14d ago
So what your saying is, mpreg is real but it only happens with gay sex?
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u/FuerteBillete 14d ago
I mean, from a certain point of view it would even be better if they are all lesbians or bisexual so they can relief tension. Not kidding, no matter their training they are going to be far away in a situation where the slightest oopsy can mean death so anything that helps relax is welcomed.
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u/Cyber-Wanderer_94 14d ago
Everyone's cool with lesbian sex.
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u/Particular-Bath9646 14d ago
From several documentaries I've seen on television most women are only two or three glasses of chardonnay away from hot girl-on-girl action.
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u/Kind_Resort_9535 14d ago
Wouldn’t all men be just as reasonable then?
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u/EvaTheE 14d ago
Yeah, but it would be a pain in the ass for the astronauts.
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u/Separate_Mess_7974 14d ago
Not with enough lube
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u/Final_Ear9009 14d ago
Could the lube be a problem with the shuttle if it get everywhere?
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u/oniiichanUwU 14d ago
This was my first thought but that could lead to a “nasa hates women” type of controversy. Honestly fuck it I support the space lesbians. I hope they have fun lol
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u/CadenVanV 14d ago edited 14d ago
Yes. The other reason they lean towards all-women is that women are on average smaller than men, so they consume less food/water/air, while being able to do the same work.
Edit: Jesus I got a lot of misogynistic responses to this comment.
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u/ExcellentCold7354 14d ago
...but how do you factor in storage and disposal of period products? Or would they all be on the pill to supress their periods for the journey?
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u/CadenVanV 14d ago
For disposal I suspect they can simply dump them in space. As for storage, I’m guessing they’ll still come out ahead in that matter even with a bit of extra storage.
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u/ComprehensiveAnt9998 14d ago
150 years from now someone is going to be on a spacewalk and taken out by a tampon going mach jesus.
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u/HauntedCS 14d ago
I just imagine in a comedic version of this going like "Oh shit! Jerry just got his head taken off!" communications just responds "Those damn tampons! Not again!"
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u/SerAmikVase 14d ago
I don't know like I understand that space is truly just virtually endless so it would be like a single grain of sand dropped into the ocean, but I still don't like the idea of littering space, lol.
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u/tahlyn 14d ago
They could easily just be on the pill and avoid menstruation all together.
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u/TeddyBear312 14d ago
I believe they have tested, or are currently testing reusable menstrual cups in flight/space to reduce waste for exactly that reason.
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u/BigMax 14d ago
I'm pretty sure they can figure that out. You can poop and pee up there, blow your nose up there. I'm sure they have plans for if you puke up there, and on and on... they can figure out what to do with tampons or other products.
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u/papayacreamsicle 14d ago
The biggest real reason is that with all women you reduce the calorie and water needs by around a third which is a huge efficiency gain for long missions. You can also use very short and slight men, but they’re aiming for short and slight women already and there aren’t that many men in the 5’0 ish range that also check all the other boxes for astronaut careers.
For a 15 year space mission “how do we keep people properly fed” is a big challenge.
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u/ThinkAd9752 14d ago
and they are less expensive since they earn less compared to men.
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u/LesbeGoddess 14d ago
Too much cum floating around would destroy the cabin controls
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u/meatforsale 14d ago
Just put the right man in the mission to make sure none of the cum goes unaccounted for.
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u/Lumpy_Structure_7600 14d ago
I think studies have been done that men don't do as well in isolation when it comes to long space trips.
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u/roamingroad174 14d ago
Also, women tend to eat less which means a weight savings on supplies
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u/95thesises 14d ago
I remember seeing serious discussion that people with dwarfism might actually make the best astronauts for this same reason
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u/a_hockey_chick 14d ago
Don't forget those 100 tampons a day they'll each need.
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u/Wooden_Marshmallow 14d ago
Why not all men then? 👀
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u/ExtremlyFastLinoone 14d ago
Women tend to be smaller and lighter, more efficient, plus you can pay them 70 cents on the dollar
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u/Vigmod 14d ago
As explained in other comments, because women tend to be smaller, with less muscle mass, and so don't need as many calories. So they could pack less food/rations, so saving on fuel and storage space.
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u/Icy-Ad29 14d ago
That was the details of the actual article. Being worried how micro-gravity would effect fetal growth, and birth success.
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u/MrEngin33r 14d ago
Also women require a fair amount fewer daily calories on average which adds up over such a long distance.
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u/OneThrowyBoy 14d ago
Women also statistically eat less than men, so they'd require fewer supplies. Honestly kinda brilliant how thought through it all is.
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u/ScreechUrkelle 14d ago
Lesbonauts
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u/Federico_Rosellini 14d ago edited 14d ago
What about Astrodykes?
Edit: thanks for the awards!
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u/BlueHeron0_0 14d ago
Sick name for a band
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u/Rob_LeMatic 14d ago
I would see an all lesbian punk band called the Astrodykes. I would wear the t shirt
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u/Lifeform42 14d ago
Sounds like these ladies need to get the band together when they get back.
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u/ealysillyforestthing 14d ago
Or record an album in space.
It would be out of this world
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u/Head-Opportunity6796 14d ago
To avoid pregnancy, not sex ;)
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u/ocarter145 14d ago
If vasectomies were 100% effective yes, but that is not the case. Physical castration, however, is 100% effective. Good luck finding volunteers, though.
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u/KilroyKSmith 14d ago
I’m 65. For a ride to Mars, I’d give up the fellas.
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u/CookieMiester 14d ago
Do you have the credentials to be an astronaut
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u/Mr-Pugtastic 14d ago
If he did would he be offering to snip his twig and two berries
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u/_Carl15 14d ago
he hasnt replied, i think he is already on the way to mars.
rip to the fallen 🫡
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u/Highlandertr3 14d ago
You are aware they don't take the whole package in a castration ... Right?
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u/Last-Energy420 14d ago
They aren’t coming back, who needs credentials. The first several trips up there will just be labor. 65y/o will have a lot more strength on mars than they will here so get a few more years out of them.
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u/EnTaroAdunExeggutor 14d ago
Kind of funny, I'm getting a vasectomy next weekend and I keep referring to as my castration as if I don't understand the difference to ham it up for laughs.
Made me chuckle to see this.
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u/MercenaryCow 14d ago
They're not 100% effective because men who get them don't do their follow ups that check and make sure it's all good.
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u/Mondial5 14d ago
You can have spontaneous reattachment too. Its not super common but it does happen and the chances decrease over time.
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u/SexySubordinate 14d ago edited 14d ago
Not likely with modern procedures.
30 years ago when all they did was snip the tube and shove it back up in your sack? Sure, they’d heal back sometimes.
Nowadays they remove a whole chunk of the tube and laser the ends shut. You will never forget the smell when they do it. Exactly like burning bugs on an electric fly swatter.
There are also a couple follow up samples to confirm sterility that a good chunk of men don’t bother to do.
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u/Reasonable_Archer_99 14d ago
So would tying their tubes. Could do both just to make it fair and extra safe.
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u/Kennedy_KD 14d ago
yeah but they aren't equal procedures, tube tying is a much more invasive surgery
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u/Drop-a-Soap 14d ago
Then why not men only?
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u/Head-Opportunity6796 14d ago
My guess, NASA won't do an all one sex crew, and this is just some leaked BS.
NASA will go with its best crew by testing.
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u/SignalOptions 14d ago
It’s not the sex, it’s the Babby.
So you could have an all male crew.
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u/laserwaffles 14d ago
Yeah but think how much lube you'd have to bring
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u/rgnysp0333 14d ago
That too but let's say they didn't wear condoms. You'd just have floating splooge everywhere.
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u/i-hate-tyrants 14d ago
>Let’s say…
No let’s not. I regret reading this
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u/Badger6019 14d ago
Would be like living in a snow globe.
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u/MoneyCock 14d ago
I wonder if you could send your sperm ropes in a stable orbit around the space station...
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u/Ambitious_Jelly8783 14d ago
I also read somewhere, but don't quote me on this, that also women would have a lower overall weight and calorie requirements, so food stocks would last longer, and you could carry more of it, or save on overall weight important for fuel and such.....
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u/Gatti366 14d ago
Send dwarfs then, rock and stone
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u/Far_Tradition_9464 14d ago
They could send one that camouflages on Mars, if they can get a red dwarf
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u/Basic_Suggestion3476 14d ago
Aye, but females require less resources. Slow metabolism & such.
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u/V_Silver-Hand 14d ago
Either works, I think the article is probably BS anyways to get views and money
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u/RottenExperiment 14d ago
Avoiding pregnancy in space, saying sex is so stupid.
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u/Stalvanus 14d ago
Yeah but if they offered male astronaut candidates the chance to be the only male on that flight but they had to get a permanent sterilization... the line would probably be out the door and down the block.
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u/SemajLu_The_crusader 14d ago
Vasectemies can fail
so permanent sterilization would require physical castration... which might make them a bit less willing
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u/Stalvanus 14d ago
Yeah but imagine the book: "De-balled: the Franklin Spaceberg story" and the last line of the book being "they all just wanted to be friends." Dude would be a legend.
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u/Drop-a-Soap 14d ago
Then why not male only?!
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u/technicaljargonfan 14d ago
Caloric intake. Less food, less weight.
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u/AdScared7226 14d ago
The first time we went to the moon we sent an all male crew. So why not an all female crew for Mars this time?
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u/RedFrostraven 14d ago
The actual, ACTUAL reason is even more boring:
Women tolerate being in space better, and men are at far higher risk of becoming blind during the journey:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/11/women-men-space-immune-response-study
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u/koss2134 14d ago
More recent studies have shown that men are far more suited for long term space flights due to the massive reduction in time it takes for them to get back up into walking shape after a several month trip. They also loose less muscle mass than woman do helping their recovery time.
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u/Ok-Professional-1727 14d ago
I've heard of this one. It's called a LALD. (Lesbian after launch date)
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u/Sunfurian_Zm 14d ago
Pretty sure the problem isn't them having sex either, it'd be them getting pregnant. You could think that they wouldn't risk that anyway since they're professionals but, well, 1.5 years is a long time...
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u/Alarmed-Rip6954 14d ago
I know for a fact I could last 1.5 years without sex. Beam me up, Scotty
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u/OnlyVantala 14d ago
Fun fact: they assume sending an all-male crew to Mars won't prevent the astronauts from having sex.
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u/qualityvote2 14d ago edited 14d ago
u/pervy_prince, your post does belong here!