Scientists wonder if space tourists will want to have sex in orbit

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“Sex in space: Consideration of uncontrolled human conception in emerging space tourism” is a paper written by David Cullen at Cranfield University in the UK, in collaboration with sex-in-space enthusiasts in the US, the Netherlands, Brazil and Austria. It is stimulating much discussion.

The paper is almost Victorian in its voluminous discussion of possible regulatory mechanisms, but nearly complete avoidance of mentioning fornication. The highest moment of titillation comes in the following passage: “The adult film industry has previously explored the possibility of video/film production in space environments. In 2000 a parabolic aircraft flight was…