Sex in Space and Public Opinion

After watching the two videos, I do believe that the space program should be held accountable to public opinion. There is a lot that goes into the space program and so people that have a part in keeping the program running should have a say in what is being researched. People’s money are being used so they deserve to say if they think what the space program is doing is valuable or not. At this point, I don’t think that researching sex and sexuality in space is as important as focusing on the other aspects of the program. I think the people in the video were getting ahead of themselves when talking about having babies in space. Our priority should not be mammalian development in a weightless setting because there is still a lot to learn about space and humans are doing just fine down here. There are so many things that can go wrong with humans trying to conceive in space and there isn’t a study out there that says it’s safe and even the animal studies aren’t very successful. As we move further into space exploration and we get more answers, then researching sex and sexuality in space would make more sense and be more valuable. I feel like taxpayers would be more understanding towards research into sex and sexuality in space if the space program had definite proof that humans are ready to start a new life in a place other than Earth, but unfortunately that is going to take a lot of time to accomplish. I agree with Sheryl’s idea in the video about sending people comfortable with their sexuality and are mature enough to deal with any issues that may come up during exploration.