Elon Musk is not planning to send humans to Mars. While SpaceX CEO wants an ‘Interplanetary Species” on Mars. Which means that at some p...
Elon
Musk is not planning to send humans to Mars. While SpaceX CEO wants an
‘Interplanetary Species” on Mars. Which means that at some point sex and
pregnancy has to take place in space and/or in Mars. But how will it
work? And is it possible?
Until
now no human has reached mars so data on how sex will work there is not
available. But believe me, sex in space will be a real hassle. Having
intimate relations without gravity is impossible. It will be physically
complicated to have sex in zero-G. Even if you try in such a conditions,
there is the possibility of space sickness and frankly speaking, it
will definitely not be romantic. Microgravity makes it difficult to hold
on to each other because you keep floating. You can try by anchoring
yourself to something but it can also create blood flow problems that
will make it difficult to sustain an erection. Also, in zero-G, the
bodily fluids will float like a small droplets and will make it
complicated.
According
to the estimation by Elon Musk, one can reach to Mars in as little as
80 days and realistically 6 months. So sexual frustration will be a
serious problem. Also, according to Sheryl Bishop, a researcher in
extreme environments says that sending married couples will complicate
the things.
“THE ONLY ETHICAL THING IS THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON BOARD WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO BE STERILIZED”
Beside
space sex, other obstacles also exist. Like Radiation. Musk dismissed
the possibility of radiation making humans infertile but it can have
disastrous consequences on the genome. Which means the possibility of
babies with severe birth defects for the astronauts who are exposed to
radiation. So self-sustaining civilization will be difficult.
Beside
radiation, gravity is important for making sure that the baby develops
properly in the womb. So pregnancy is definitely not a good idea in
space currently. Studies have shown the microgravity has ill effects on
mice.
