Many scientists are urging NASA to conduct sex studies in space as humanity embarks for off-world colonies on the moon and Mars in the decades ahead.
A study paper titled "The Case for Space Sexology" was recently issued by a group of Canadian researchers. They urged that the space agency should investigate whether people can reproduce effectively in space.
"No research has explored intimate relationships, nor the human experience of sexual functions and wellbeing, in space or space analogs, or how any of this can affect crew performance," Simon Dubé, a psychologist from Concordia University, told Mic.
Deep space exploration and Mars colonization, as Elon Musk aims to do by 2050, should entail a thorough discussion of sex in space. Because astronauts would have to go to Mars for seven months, the research must address love, sex, and intimate relationships, as well as the effects on human life in zero gravity.
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