New Challenges of Life in Space: The Dilemma of Intimacy and Reproduction.
In June 2022, the Shenzhou-13 astronauts publicly shared their experience of living on the Chinese space station for six months. Human life in space has been quite perfect, except for the lack of gravity on the earth, it is not much different from life on the ground, and the basic life is guaranteed. With the possibility of human life in space in the future, a topic of great concern is, can sex be practiced in space?
Back in 1992, on the eve of the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, a couple became astronauts on a mission, met in training, and secretly married. NASA was concerned that their actions in space could affect the mission, as the technology for humans to engage in intimate behavior in space had not yet been validated at the time. Despite the fact that the couple did not do anything unusual in space, they eventually completed the mission. There are a number of challenges associated with intimate behavior in space, mainly due to the uncontrolled body caused by a weightless environment, osteoporosis and brittleness, and privacy concerns.
The weightless environment makes astronauts' behavior difficult to control, such as holding a water glass. Weightlessness can also affect the nervous system, causing astronauts to feel lightheaded. Coupled with the lack of the Earth's day-night variations in space, astronauts can face emotional distress. In this environment, it is even more difficult to engage in intimate behavior.
The weightless environment makes bones loose and brittle, and astronauts avoid strenuous exercise, and intimate behavior can lead to serious fractures. Astronauts' privacy concerns are also restricted because their actions are monitored.
Radiation and weightlessness in space also have uncertain effects on the reproductive system, which can lead to pregnancy difficulties and fetal malformations. Experiments show that plants grow in irregular directions in space, which poses new challenges for organisms to reproduce in space.
Overall, the gravity issues, health risks, and uncertainty of reproduction in space make it extremely difficult to engage in intimate behavior and reproduce offspring in space. In order to solve these problems in the future, in addition to scientific and technological innovation, we also need continuous practice and exploration.
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