How do astronauts handle their sex drive in space?

An exciting biological and ethical question, the thrust of which is two-fold, how are sex and The Sex Drive handled in space? With all that biometric monitoring going on Up There, who's been at it so far? Generally, the intent is that nothing happens in space by accident. read more

Because masturbation is easy, and can be done if there is any privacy at all without being observed, and because many men and women do masturbate regularly, it is highly likely that there has been masturbation in space. read more

Newton's Laws of Motion apply to sex in a weightless environment. There are physical complications to overcome should the drive to have sex become irresistable [SIC]. There'll have to be tethering involved. Even in solo activity, ties to interior surfaces of the vehicle are essential. read more

He cites a confidential Nasa report on a space shuttle mission in 1996. A project codenamed STS-XX was to explore sexual positions possible in a weightless atmosphere. Twenty positions were tested by computer simulation to obtain the best 10, he says. read more