@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC.ARPA:amon@cmu-ri-fas.arpa (07/03/85)
From: Dale.Amon@CMU-RI-FAS There have often been discussions on this weighty matter when mixed groups of L5 members congregate. It is certainly of some concern, since we hope to live, work AND play in space. Several solutions have been suggested. 1) Do it in the sleeping bag. The elasticity should give sufficient restraint. 2) For the acrobatic types, lock ankles. Of course the need for concentration may detract from the experience. 3) For those of the wild and wooly persuasion, free flight with elastic ankle tethers seems to get high marks from both sexes. If any experimentation should be required, I'm certain we can find a sufficient test population (a few thousand of us should be sufficient) to verify the possibilities of zero g. I wonder if we should title the resulting report "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Zero Gee and Were Afraid to Ask", or maybe "The Kama Spacesuitra"? PS: One really has to wonder who was the first. I say WAS because I find it extremely difficult to believe it hasn't been tried yet. After all, we're now sending up men and women who went to college in the SIXTIES... (hmmm... group gropes in space?) I guess we'll find out when we read "The Time Life History of Manned Space Flight, 1960-2030".
markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) (07/08/85)
It should be noted that there are at least two (maybe three I don't
remember) husband and wife couples amoung the current set of shuttle
crew members. It should also be noted that NASA has yet to set one of
these couples up together (they probably just don't want to have to
deal with "unauthorized" expermentation).
Mark Biggar
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