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Has there been discussions on who to send on a "man"ned mission? Apollo had height and weight limitations for an average male, and now that DEI is dead, I wonde
by maxglute 2y ago
Has there been discussions on who to send on a "man"ned mission? Apollo had height and weight limitations for an average male, and now that DEI is dead, I wonder if it's more prudent to proritize sending smaller people (really light women) because sexual dimorphism seems to be a thing in the military.
- Qem 2y agoShe would surely be an awesome astronaut candidate, if she were alive today: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc%C3%ADa_Z%C3%A1rate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc%C3%ADa_Z%C3%A1rate
- somenameforme 2y agoWomen tend to be substantially more susceptible to radiation related issues. [1] In reality though I think the main issue (outside of competence/merit) will be making sure people stay psychologically sound being tens of millions of miles away from Earth, for years. So in that case I wouldn't be surprised if they end up prioritizing highly capable couples. [1] - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6509159/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6509159/
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoI'm no psychologist but sending couples is a really bad idea. It's a mission, not a Big Brother style relationship test. If they do intend to send couples, put them in a small room for a year first as part of their training and selection process.
- maxglute 2y agoI think if long term supplies bottleneck, one would pick for physiology that requires less, i.e. 100lb person consumes ~50-60% calories as 200lb person. Or for same supplies you get much more brains/work done. Light lesbians with no need to worry about pregnacy fits the bill.