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Infertility Could Impede Human Space Colonization

Posted by timothy on from the happy-valentine's-day dept.

intellitech writes "The prospect of long-term space travel has led scientists to consider, increasingly seriously, the following conundrum: if travelling to a new home might take thousands of years, would humans be able to successfully procreate along the way? The early indications from NASA are not encouraging. Space, it seems, is simply not a good place to have sex."

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  1. I hardly think... by dargaud · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...I'm going to be the first one here to volunteer for a job at Nasa to test that theory about sex in space. With lots of trials if necessary.

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