NASA Tackles Ethics of Deep-Space Exploration 456
TheTony writes "With long-term projects like manned Mars exploration on the horizon, NASA has begun discussing previously taboo subjects. Ethical and practical questions involving illness, death, genetic profiling, and astronaut relations and behavior in space need to be addressed, as NASA begins to consider new policies with these extended missions in mind." From the article: "One topic that is evidently too hot to handle: How do you cope with sexual desire among healthy young men and women during a mission years long?"
Re:Easy (Score:5, Informative)
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My habit of ending sentences with prepositions is over.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Obligatory (Score:3, Informative)
Dan East
We'll find out in a few years. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:No sex please... (Score:3, Informative)
Not *all* humans are heterosexual men, thankyouverymuch...
Re:No sex please... (Score:2, Informative)
Between them and the heterosexual men, we've covered the entire human race
-1 Flamebait here I come...
Re:No sex please... (Score:2, Informative)
And a quick search shows my memory serves me: http://www.snopes.com/military/saltpetr.htm [snopes.com]
What about radio lag? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Easy (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Make regular sex mandatory, like exercise (Score:3, Informative)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/ [imdb.com]