There are a lot of massive physical challenges that NASA has become human race to Mars . We need to be able to put in enough fuel to get there , arrive tight enough to minimize radiation risk , and we take to be able-bodied to set ashore a large fomite gently on the surface – a fomite that could beas heavy as a two - story theater .
Then there are the social trouble . Whoever was chosen for the Mars mission would need to get along , as it would take around and a year and a one-half for them to get to the red planet and return , and they ’d be in extremely tightlipped propinquity in their spacecraft . They ’d need to get there and back without annoying each other , or turning the whole journey into a repulsion
NASA has of course looked into these social problems andsent six scientists to live in a little dometo see how well they cope .
Now a rumored subject by NASA has gone viral for the ill-timed reasons . The inquiry , which is thought to have been lead by NASA " some years ago , " supposedly concluded that a mission to Mars should be all - female to invalidate the astronaut having " impure thoughts " on their way to the satellite . I.e. they ’ll keep their mind on the charge , and wo n’t be distracted by thoughts of gender , or having sexual practice with their fellow cosmonaut .
At at theNew Scientist Livefestival in London last Thursday , British astronaut Helen Sharman spoke about the plans .
" I did hear some twelvemonth ago that there was a report , " she said according toThe Independent . " Nasa has never released it , but it was done to see precisely the form of crew physical composition was necessary for the reason we have already alluded to . "
" It found that the crew should be the same gender – all men or all women . "
The paper warned that assorted - sex bunch could terminate up having sexual activity with each other . The plans have run viral after they were compose about by The Independent , with many , many people designate out some of the obvious flaw in the plan .
The " secret " report , which allegedly came out years ago , also concluded that crews should be all - adult female due to better co - operation skills .
Other benefit of having an all - distaff crew let in the fact that fair sex generally require fewer calories per day . On a mission where every Hans C. J. Gram of free weight has to be thought about , this is a veridical reward .
