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NASA Tackles Ethics of Deep-Space Exploration
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?"
Yes, but this is America, where the leaders cover up topless statues in museums for fear of offending the huge number of conservative prudes watching. They'll have to allow them to have sex but deny it and possibly feel guilty about it, or only allow married couples or something.
Girls don't really like you, do they?
The road to tyranny has always been paved with claims of necessity.