tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180270405717404649.post1400801565724985818..comments2023-11-05T04:13:14.810-08:00Comments on The Angry Lab Rat: Touchy Issues In SpaceAngry Lab Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04334223535468392600noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180270405717404649.post-56537206903329854462010-12-15T04:02:08.964-08:002010-12-15T04:02:08.964-08:00I'm a few years late on this one but it's ...I'm a few years late on this one but it's still interesting none the less. I guess one important point that was missed is that these people would be entirely dependent and responsible for each other on long missions such as that to Mars. Because of this, one obvious challenge for nasa would be to pick a crew that gels on deep professional and personal levels. It's no secret that sexual relationships come with a host of lovely complications in even healthy relationships, jealousy, concentration loss, vicious breakups etc. Do we really need that confusion & chaos aboard our expensive multi-billion dollar spaceships in deep space?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180270405717404649.post-80517541164441356292007-05-03T15:20:00.000-07:002007-05-03T15:20:00.000-07:00There are very serious consequences of biological ...There are very serious consequences of biological reproduction in space; NASA is considering sending multi gendered crews to Mars for years at a time. What if a crew member becomes pregnant? Does NASA sanction an off world abortion, or even more serious, does the baby get born? If it is born off world, what are it’s chances of survival on the trip home? Could the foetus even develop properly in a different gravity regime? Could it survive living on Earth after the trip home?Leafthainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03054063607224801667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8180270405717404649.post-41926684585086768192007-05-01T19:05:00.000-07:002007-05-01T19:05:00.000-07:00If we can't have sex, why bother going anyway?Read...If we can't have sex, why bother going anyway?<BR/>Read the book<BR/>http://www.apogeespacebooks.com/Books/SpaceSex.htmlLeafthainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03054063607224801667noreply@blogger.com