Has this ever Happened in Space Exploration history?

Question

You know a man and a woman or more people operating a space station get lonely and desperate from being up there so long and Decide to have sex with a crew-mate? Has this ever happened before? Would they get fired if they were caught?

Answer 1

If this did happen, I don't see how we would know about it. I doubt anyone would care if it did.

Answer 2

Check it out,We're human we will have urges the rest of our natural life,the only real problem in this situation is,are either one married?Then it should become an issue,otherwise leave,two consenting adults alone to experience the gift of being able to help each other to be,not alone,but together how ever long it is for.?No they shouldn't get fired for the only true exploring ,that man-n-woman ,have been doing since the beginning of time.

Answer 3

Although being in space is often glamorized -- it has even been described as a spiritual experience by some who've seen Earth from 200 miles above, it is extremely stressful work. Recent studies by Italian researchers, for instance, have found that levels of the sex hormone testosterone temporarily decrease in male astronauts while in outer space. They also experience a decrease in sexual drive or libido. These effects, however, appear to return to normal levels within 15 days after returning to Earth, although the cause is not clearly understood.

These effects highlight the probability that space will have some kind of impact on sexual functioning, much as it has profound effects on the human body as a whole, most notably the deconditioning of the cardiovascular and large-muscle systems and other detrimental effects on bones and the immune system. Deconditioning is the process that the body goes through to adapt to weightlessness, and is the same thing that happens to us if we stop exercising for a prolonged period of time -- we get weaker. The psychological and social effects could be just as important, given that extended stays in space have been described as prolonged periods of boredom punctuated with brief periods of stark terror if something unexpected happens.

Research on sex in space, however, has been largely ignored so far by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on our short space shuttle missions. When asked about it by the media, such as when Jan Davis and Mark Lee, the first married couple, were to fly together on the shuttle Endeavor in 1992, the agency claims that they are not interested in the private lives of their astronauts. But, even if we ignore, for example, the use of drugs and alcohol, for which testing in many industries has become common, we might assume that NASA is, at least, "interested" in it and a host of other lifestyle issues, such as homosexuality.

Others have claimed that these women and men are "professionals," and as such are not concerned about sex as we mere mortals are. In addition, they say there is a lack of privacy that would preclude any sexual activity from taking place, with most (but not all) areas covered by video cameras.
Will that change with the advent of the International Space Station in the next few years and the expected two to three-year Mars mission later on? NASA denies any interest in outer space sex, saying they are not interested in the personal private lives of astronauts. But NASA certainly interested in other personal factors in astronauts' lives, their medical and psychological functioning for example. Why research one and not the other private area? On earth, astronauts form relationships, get married, and have children. Won't this also happen in space?

The short answer is: NASA assumes that our astonauts, as all-American heroes, should not be sullied by sex. In contrast, I argue that astronauts, as sexual human beings, will have sexual experiences in various space settings, even if, in the unlikely event, they have not yet done so. I would also argue that we can expect the whole of what it means to be human, including our sexuality, to go with us into the frontier of space. If we are choosing the best and the brightest (mostly young) professionals and the healthiest individuals -- physically, psychologically, and otherwise -- to be our emissaries to the cosmos, how can we expect that they will be healthy in every respect except sexually?

Answer 4

I don't know if it ever happened but if you're in space for 6 months and there is an attraction between the two I just hope the turn off the
intercom. Here's something to think about.....what if it's two men. Sorry couldn't resist.

Answer 5

It has been intimated by one of the Space Shuttle crew that this has, indeed happened during the earlier years of the Space Shuttle. Don't recall which ones but one of them did "hint" that it had happened.

Answer 6

ok, seriously, how much fun could it be in virtually no gravity? Think about it - they would have to spend all of their energy working on finding something to grab on to - they would have to be really desperate. Funny though, lots of sci-fi books about space travel go into this idea - I guess it is just too tempting.

Answer 7

That would be funny to see but knowing people they would probably keep it as a secret so as far as we know it might of already happened numerous times there's nothing stopping them and it is human nature

Answer 8

Do they have to wear space suits perpetually in a space station? But if they do...succeed, they had better hope and obstetrician is aboard. :-D

Answer 9

i don't know if it has ever occured, but it would be a really good experiment to conduct.what are the effects of zero -g on the human reproductive system if conception is natural?

Answer 10

I've heard that it did occur on at least a couple of STS flights.