space miscreants

[shadow735]

Taking bets on when the first Porn will be shot is space.<br /><br />Space Balls? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[CalliArcale]

<blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>A married couple did go up on the Shuttle. <p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br /><br />Yep! However, they were on opposite shifts -- that mission had the crew divided into a dayshift and a nightshift so that research could be conducted 24/7. So their didn't actually see much of each other during the mission, despite the cramped quarters. (How's that for irony?)<br /><br />Shuttle crews are kept extremely busy -- their schedules are famously micromanaged by NASA. I doubt they could get up to any hanky panky. ISS schedules are more relaxed; one thing NASA learned during the Shuttle-Mir project was to adopt the more laid-back Russian attitude to flight control. If you micromanage a long duration crew, they quickly learn to absolutely hate the ground controllers. It's better to let them take charge of most of their own scheduling. So hanky-panky would be more likely on the ISS.<br /><br />I doubt Shannon Lucid got up to anything on her Mir flight. She reportedly found her Russian crewmates to be distressingly sexist and did not get along with them particularly well. They may have expected her to "put out" and were disappointed when she didn't. I don't know. I can only speculate. But from what I've heard, I really don't think it happened on that flight. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[CalliArcale]

<blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>It is thought that in the absence of gravity, the fertilized egg will not descend the fallopian tubes properly and an ectopic pregnancy might result. Not a good thing to have happen in any event but especially 200 miles up.<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br /><br />I doubt it. The egg doesn't just float down the fallopian tube (which is a good thing because the tube isn't down all the way; the egg has to go up first). The tube actually contracts to push the egg along. But other things could certainly go wrong, and I could easily see where stress and disrupted circadian rhythms might affect a woman's cycle.<br /><br />So far, most astronauts are older. A woman's fertility declines after age 30, so even those astronauts who are still menstruating are past their childbearing prime. This will reduce the chances of pregnancy somewhat, but also increase the risk of complications should pregnancy result.<br /><br />Bottom line is, nobody really knows what might go wrong. Studies with egg-laying animals hatched in space show that microgravity does affect them, so I don't think anyone should try for a pregnancy in space. Even safe sex may be too risky from this perspective.<br /><br />Speaking of safety, one thing not often considered when people discuss sex in space is the safety aspect. We all know about "the wet spot". That'll occur in space too, but it won't just leave a messy patch on the linens. It'll float, possibly getting into electronics. Not a good thing. Smell is another issue; in the confined areas of space vessels, there'd be no getting away from the odors of intimacy, and they'd probably get quite aggravating to other crewmembers (especially if they're jealous <img src="/images/icons/tongue.gif" /> ). <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

Ewwww.... <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[shadow735]

New invention the Sex bag, keeps all those pesky bodily fluids from going "into orbit" <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[pyoko]

Is it called a condom? <br /><br />PS Trust sex to take a thread completely off topic. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color:#ff9900" class="Apple-style-span">-pyoko</span> <span style="color:#333333" class="Apple-style-span">the</span> <span style="color:#339966" class="Apple-style-span">duck </span></p><p><span style="color:#339966" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color:#808080;font-style:italic" class="Apple-style-span">It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.</span></span></p> </div>

 

[adrenalynn]

I'm going to moderately differ with you on the... musks.<br /><br />The scrubbers are going to scrub that pretty darned fast. Otherwise, everyone would be long dead of an overdose of B.O. by the time they got back to earth... <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>

 

[CalliArcale]

I dunno; I've read articles claiming that BO is actually a fairly significant problem. Well, they probably get acclimated to BO (smell the same thing long enough and your brain starts ignoring it), but the *farts* are another story, because like some of the stupid new time-release air fresheners, they introduce new smells periodically. That's a tough problem to solve, since apparently being in microgravity tends to give most people gas. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[Mee_n_Mac]

I think Calli has been spending too much time reading vogon's posts !<br /><br />Post's by either are now on my "Do not read while eating list". <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>-----------------------------------------------------</p><p><font color="#ff0000">Ask not what your Forum Software can do do on you,</font></p><p><font color="#ff0000">Ask it to, please for the love of all that's Holy, <strong>STOP</strong> !</font></p> </div>

 

[thalion]

I think the first crime in space will be something relatively minor, like assault ("That guy just kept looking at me..."). Put enough people in a tight space for weeks or months at a time, and someone's bound to blow. <br /><br />Fortunately, I think the very aspect of being in space, and thus having to contend with the possibility of one's short temper destroying some multimillion-dollar component that could mean death for you all will put a serious damper on that. "Real" crime, IMO, will have to wait for long-term colonies with their associated jealousies and geopolitical conflicts.

 

[billslugg]

<font color="yellow">That guy just kept looking at me...")</font><br />Yes sir. Gets mighty lonely up here. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[rule303]

It would depend on how much alcohol and fireworks would be present.<br /><br />Which leads to the next question...what would the movie, "Jackass XX" be like on Mars?