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Sex in Space Forbidden, Says Russian Cosmonaut

space.com — Cosmonauts claim that it is forbidden to have sex in space. "A lot of different commissions -- moral, ethical and medical ones -- that were discussing this, finally ruled that one must not do it so far, because the consequences are unknown for those who would be born," Cosmonaut Talgat Musabayev said.

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  • Tilon, on 10/12/2007, -35/+20But what about buttsecks?
    • Lixie, on 10/12/2007, -4/+40They've got probes for that.
    • negativefx, on 10/12/2007, -26/+5Queue the stupid "in Soviet Russia the s you!" jokes
    • DonWilson, on 10/12/2007, -20/+2Too bad space shuttles != space.
    • nixonrichard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+86Didn't James Bond have sex in space in Moonraker?

      I seem to remember Q making the comment "he appears to be attempting re-entry"
    • jmkiii, on 10/12/2007, -26/+25In soviet Russia, Space ***** you.
    • Charlotte_Web, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17The first company to build a zero-G hotel in orbit around the earth is going to make soooo much money...
    • Ramtech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9i'm still gonna pay that 10000 and have sex in space...

      first man too...

      "First man to have sex in space.... and has newly evolved baby!"... tonight at 9...
  • Madmod, on 10/12/2007, -4/+54Just think of sex in zero gravity so many options

    • Netmindstorm, on 10/12/2007, -6/+57The real reason: "In space, no one can hear you scream"

      This would end up damaging many of the astronauts' egos.
    • jmkiii, on 10/12/2007, -24/+3@netmindstorm

      Actually no one can hear you in a vacuum. If it is pressurized, they will hear...

      Was that a joke?
    • kevinmotel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+59so many possibilities...

      like breasts not succumbing to gravity. huzzah!
    • halavais, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17You would think.

      But I suspect it would actually be more than a little awkward. You would need some kind of leverage in order to actually do anything, and in order to get that leverage, you'd probably end up bunjeeing yourself to a flat surface somewhere.

      And that, as far as I'm concerned, isn't much different than the average Friday night.
    • wvdavis, on 10/12/2007, -7/+5I know this might not be a pretty thought on the subject of possibilities... but

      fat chicks
      *runs to bathroom & hurls*
    • mjPayne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Nah, it's like farting in a submarine: it can be done, but it has unpleasant consequences.
    • BabyWookie, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6In space, no one can hear ya squeal like a pig! Yeehaa!
  • zediker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+50but what about contraception?
    • Crass22, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Prolly don't have to worry about it. Although there havent been any studies on Mammal embreyo developement in zero-g, alot of people assume it would pose alot of problems for normal developement.

      In other words, even if the female was capable of pregnancy, the radiation and zero g enviroment would probably cause her to mis carry. But thats only a guess.
    • Netmindstorm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+45I guess Capt. Kirk never got the memo.

    • aaronkarp, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22And what about -ahem- other kinds of sex? The kinds that can't get a girl pregnant?
    • yocheo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+45@ aaronkarp
      I don't think they allow animals in space anymore. :-/
    • wvdavis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9and if a woman were to give birth in space... would it be an "alien"?
    • bbardlbradd, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Ok, I have to, someone said not to... I'm sorry.

      In US, you get pregnant when you have sex, in Soviet Russia when you have sex pregnant gets YOU!
  • Zamu3L, on 10/12/2007, -12/+3i wanna try ..
    • MadEnvoy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6@Zamu3L

      The closest you'll get is to hang upside down while drunk and use your hand.
  • fantasmacanino, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21You mean, have sex in a zero-gravity space zone, 'cause technically, the Earth is a chunk of rock floating in space. /smart ass


    It must be sooo much fun to have sex in untypical ways... zero-gravity zone, zero-friction zone...
    • tonicboy, on 10/12/2007, -21/+6sorry, there's plenty of gravity in space.
    • fantasmacanino, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13@tonicboy:

      I never claimed there was no gravity in space, that's why I said in a zero-gravity space zone, an event that can even take place on Earth, but thanks, anyway.
    • hobbers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ever have sex underwater? It's sort of like a zero g environment. And astronauts train in big pools to prepare for operations in zero g environments.
    • fantasmacanino, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@hobbers:

      Never had sex underwater. It'd be a bitch and a half with all the scuba equipment and whatnot.

      Now sex in water is good, 'cause you just grab your wife/girlfriend/sister (whatever, I don't judge you) and you just stand there while she does all the job and enjoys it too. You can have the cake and eat it.
  • andrewsalois, on 10/12/2007, -12/+1how bout knowledge? are u allowed to get some knowledge in space?
    • GravyTrain6, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1last I checked, the term you are looking for is "get brain"
  • Junkey, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3You can't have little cosmonaut Jr's flying all around in space. That's an accident waiting to happen.
  • nsharp, on 10/12/2007, -8/+30Oh please, someone, gimmie an In Russia joke
    • kingkilr, on 10/12/2007, -20/+4In Russia space ***** in you?

      I give up
    • mortigon, on 10/12/2007, -20/+1In Soviet Russia, Cosmonaut has sex with you!!!
    • hotbeefman, on 10/12/2007, -16/+6In soviet spaceship... sex has YOU
    • jwyles, on 10/12/2007, -20/+6"Cosmonauts claim that it is forbidden to have sex in space."

      In Soviet Russia space has sex with you

      *shrug*
    • ipugh, on 10/12/2007, -13/+28I, for one, bow to our new Russian overlords?
    • finista, on 10/12/2007, -17/+5In Soviet Russia Joke Makes You
    • venom8599, on 10/12/2007, -10/+17The more correct turnaround of the headline would be:

      In Soviet Russia, sex in space forbids you!
    • Junkey, on 10/12/2007, -11/+20in soviet russia comments digg you!
    • kodek, on 10/12/2007, -5/+26In Soviet Russia, comments don't post stupid people.
    • Aliarse, on 10/12/2007, -16/+6In Soviet Russia, they're really ***** sick and tired of these "In Soviet Russia" jokes.
    • etruscan, on 10/12/2007, -5/+10I will NEVER get tired of them! That's right... I'm bucking the anti-Russia joke trend.
    • Cleanlyness, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2In Soviet Russia, shuttle ***** you!
    • dacheetah, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4@Aliarse:
      "In Soviet Russia, they're really ***** sick and tired of these "In Soviet Russia" jokes."

      In Soviet Russia, these jokes are really ***** sick and tired of you.
    • Aliarse, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1@dacheetah
      Because he's not in Soviet Russia, Aliarse doesn't give a flying ***** how sick of him they are..

      Have a nice day.
  • nsharp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17-- for instance, performing a manual docking earns twice as much pay as supervising an automatic one

    (me and my dirty mind)
  • nsharp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/generalscience/russian_sex_studies_000316.html

    "Veterok lost his hair and energy soon after the flight and ultimately died. Ugolyok, on the other hand, considerably increased his overall activity, particularly in the sexual arena, and maintained quite a healthy libido during his longer-than-average life span."

    Poor Veterok

    "First, they dont believe that cosmonauts really need a psycho-emotional relief like sex during long-lasting spaceflights."

    Seriously.. who does these studies.
  • mandarin, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6But I want Alien love!
  • hotbeefman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3What does the space baby think?
  • ipugh, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2oops -- double post
  • jbrown101st, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15Well... isn't space cold???

    Space = Cold = Shrinkage Factor :O
    • mikewhite314, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4umm, I'd think the spacecraft would be heated. And space can be extremely hot too.
    • bbardlbradd, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1even if it IS cold, the place you're heading is warm ;^P
  • az0madman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27Is there anything more sexy than forbidden sex?
    • Velireon, on 10/12/2007, -9/+15Absolutely not. I think that may be why I turned out gay.

      Ooo, makes me wonder ... just *how* many nations could they ***** off by having some man on man action in space over them... especially on days it's "raining" !!! bwahahaah
  • zzz1357, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4If they're concerned about the baby that might result, one wonders if they'd allow gay sex.
  • teaBagger, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33I think it is more to do with floating SPLOOGE than anything else....

    ....Houston, I think we have a problem here.....
    • mortigon, on 10/12/2007, -3/+25Awww... Awww Dmitri... wtf. Ewww, it's floating this way!!!! Duck! Duck! Ewwww!!!

      Floating spooge!!!
    • ohgr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem if they just sent Paris Hilton up there with them...

      Hey, it's only a suggestion. She's not doing anything down here on Earth worthwhile.... and just maybe, she'd actually contribute something useful to the world.
    • czeman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Oops....I guess I should NOT have pulled out."
    • bbardlbradd, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Who knows, aiming might be amazingly easy in space... we don't have to calculate the arch and velocity to figure out the trajectory... also, if you're close enough to a bathroom type thing, you could do your business in that little cup and shoot all of your little babies into space.... knowing that you'll have the biggest spray radius created by any one creature should make you feel god like.
  • dygel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Space fellatio is still in. Alright!
  • LethalAmbition, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5We'll never know the effects until someone tries it.
  • zippy757, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Facts in article are suspect....like pay being 31 times the Russian.....at $300/day, this puts his co-worker at an annual income of $300*250 work days a year* 31 times = $2.3M/year....I was under the impression that astronauts were on a federal pay grade scale...and don't make much....
    • bbardlbradd, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Please see "Russian Reversal: Comparing US and Russian Cosmonaut Pay Rates"
  • nakile, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6So that's why the Star Child in 2001: A Space Odyssey looks so strange...
  • friedcalamari, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7What about sex on the Moon? Forbidden too? Space exploration is so uninspiring.
  • finista, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Are they at least allowed to have wet dreams up there??
  • blynder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I think it's still worth a shot, porn is like a 400 billion dollar industry I'm sure they will try it soon.
  • Domza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The opportunity has been dined to join the orbital high club.
  • TrevorBradley, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5I guess sex between members of an all male astronaut corps is just fine then.

    • finista, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4um... ew?
    • Velireon, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4um, no, not ew, homophobe. HOT! Really hot. This would make an *excellent* porn.
    • Fracture98, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@Velireon
      Maybe, if you don't get sick of all the the "orbiting Uranus, preparing for re-entry" puns.
  • Pedlya, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Gravity will effect the sperm cells finding the egg cells? I dont think so, this is the dumbest thing ive heard in days.
    • CanceledCzech, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Yeah, but it's not just that, it's also the fact that the lack of gravity could possible effect the fetus while it's developing.
    • Velireon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Everything else from crystals to plants grow better in space, why not fetuses? :-P
  • csopelario, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Use a jimmy
    • JimmyDushku, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I'm up for it. (hint: my username)
  • jake8689, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3so thier hasent been sex in space yet ...my dream could still come true
  • TastyBurger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Damn...time to cross #100 off my list of things to do before I die.
  • dstz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's what they said to you, Igor.
  • washcapsfan37, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I'm still having problems getting sex here on Earth, and here it's not forbidden...
    • Fracture98, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Getting sex isn't hard. You just have to think inside the box.
    • smittyfree, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21. Cut a hole in a box
      2. put your...
  • Fracture98, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Sex is forbidden in public too. Guess that's why it never happens. Wink-wink.
  • chubbybubba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1262 Mile High Club.... I was gonna say Million Mile High Club but it turns out space is only 62 miles away.... If only I could drive vertically I could be there in my toyota in about 45 minutes.
    • bbardlbradd, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Wow, I know this has nothing to do with tfa, but...

      Did you know the average sea floor depth is just around 2 miles? So from space to the bottom of the sea is only 64mi... I used to drive that every day.
  • Physhi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1It would be interesting what ejaculating looked like in space...
  • FAT_PIGGY, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1"consequences are unknown for those who would be born" LOL
  • AdmiralAdama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1People, what we need to do is start having babies. Start repopulating the species. I wanna see a lot more sex out there.
  • azizrulez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"DOING IT WHERE NO MAN HAS DONE IT BEFORE"
  • starmanjones, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1:D ya right. i'm sure the rule is no ***** around. i known to bad for moral for the ones not getting laid. we have that rule in many places on earth...

    i also suspect that women astronauts are taking birth control because it would be bummer to invest millions of dollars into training only to ground them because they were accidentally pregnant. i suspect it would be a bigger bummer for the astronaut to get grounded.

    if i recall they haven't managed to get anything pregnant in microgravity.

    i was wondering if the space station or shuttle bounced around with the activity. thats what i was sonedering. do they have to use the RCS to do station keeping.
  • czeman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"the consequences are unknown for those who would be born"

    Ummm.....he must not know what condoms are.
  • aboki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0all they need to do is send a couple rabbits and do the research
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