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Breakdown Forces New Look At Mars Mission Sexuality
FloatsomNJetsom writes "Popular Mechanics has up an interesting story, discussing what the long-term implications of the Lisa Nowak incident could mean for Mars Mission crew decisions: With a 30-month roundtrip, that isn't the sort of thing you'd want to happen in space. Scientists have been warning about the problems of sex on long-term spaceflight, and experts are divided as to whether you want a crew of older married couples, or asexual unitard-wearing eunuchs. The point the article makes specifically is that NASA's current archetype of highly-driven, task-oriented people might be precisely the wrong type for a Mars expedition. In addition scientists may use genomics or even functional MRI in screening astronauts, in addition to facial-recognition computers to monitor mental health during the mission." Maybe observers could just deploy the brain scanner to keep track of them?
"...have to be crazy to think that NASA doesn't do a psychological screening..."
Strange, that's exactly what Lisa said when she was arrested...that, and something about not being able to convert yards to meters.
(does it smell like someone needs to have their di-di's changed...REAL soon?_
Very mature of you all.
Why is it that Slashdotters often seem unable to discuss anything that has to do with women, no matter how serious the topic, without deviating into their sexual fantasies?
I especially love the completely unsupported "all female groups tend to be emotionally unstable" part thrown in for good measure, followed by the concept of having a "man" with a "stern hand" to keep them in line. What abusive nonsense are you trying to imply, literal beatings or just general sexual/physical domination?
Monkeywrench Ex Machina.