shaver@convex.com (Dave Shaver) (05/25/91)
Peter L. Thomas writes: >Do you have any anecdotal information on any previous 'experiments'? I've >never heard any such rumors. I suppose it _could_ have happened. I have an electronic copy of | XXXXXX Experiment 8 Postflight Summary | NASA publication 14-307-1792 | | ABSTRACT | | The purpose of this experiment was to prepare for the expected | participation in long-term space based research by husband-wife teams | once the US space station is in place. To this end, the investigators | explored a number of possible approaches to continued marital relations | in the zero-G orbital environment provided by the XXXXXX shuttle | mission. | | Our primary conclusion is that satisfactory marital relations are within | the realm of possibility in zero-G, but that many couples would have | difficulty getting used to the approaches we found to be most | satisfactory. It was posted to sci.space.shuttle and alt.sex back in March '90. Although it's probably bogus, I'd be willing to send a copy of the 250 line posting to anyone who requests it. Does anyone know if the NASA doc number is even sane? This could have started as a April 1st joke inside NASA long ago, but who knows... /\ Dave Shaver \\ CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, TX \/ Internet: shaver@convex.com UUCP: uunet!convex!shaver