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Originally posted by whozit:
If you read the thread "I" posted (Mars lost) NOBODY is going to Mars in the near or distant future thanks to you leftys, because making sure women get free abortions (Funded by US!) is more important then space exploation. The good news maybe is thanks to abortions and birth control you libs may become extinct and then we can spent more $ on exploation and less on killing liberal babys.

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

Interesting in that from that entire video, only one line mentioned that men were affected, and that a solution needed to be found, or missions to Mars may be in jeopardy. All chick flight crews weren't even offered as an option. It was - 'get the ships there faster, and the problem should be avoided.'




" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
I wonder what the cause is. If it's something to do with no/low/er gravity then colonization on any no/low/er gravity place becomes a problem for males.

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Originally posted by Niki2:
Yeah, I heard about this. I wonder if it's at all linked to mostly men being color blind? After all, we only have a small sampling thus far.

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Are we still a sexist society to such an irrational degree?

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You are, of course, joking. You hadn't figured that out by now?

So long, and thanx for all the fish!

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Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Hello,

Well, I thought at least we would discard sexism when it was pragmatic to do so.

I mean, honestly.

Problem: "We want it done, but only women can do it."

Answer: "I guess we need a plan B."

?!?!?!?!?

--Anthony

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
They mentioned something about pressure in the brain causing micro folds in back wall of the eye... seems to me that since women have more open space between the ears, there's much less of an effect of gravity, which means less pressure, so ... you see where this is going, right ?

Hey, you come up w/ a better explanation.

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Very true that women are spacier ('tween the ears) than men.
As for the men, without normal earth pressure and gravity, clearly their egos
would expand to a degree that puts pressure on the cranium, i.e. a swelled head.
The obvious solution is to deflate their egos making them fit for space flight.

I won't go on, as the space between my ears is needing a sugar fix.

Tony, women can be sexist, too.

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Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Women eat 5 to 10 times as much chocolate as men.

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Originally posted by Niki2:
Okay, now I think you're female...

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Originally posted by Oonjerah:
To me, avatars are one's companion or guardian, not oneself. But that's a matter of choice.

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Originally posted by Oonjerah:

To me, avatars are one's companion or guardian, not oneself. But that's a matter of choice.


"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon

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Dunno why anyone would think I am a guy. Did I sound rational for a moment?

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NASA and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute have published a new research paper detailing how space flight affects “cardiovascular, immunological, sensorimotor, musculoskeletal, reproductive and behavioural implications” on men and women. Here are the highlights.

Orthostatic Intolerance, or the inability to stand without fainting for protracted periods, is more prevalent upon landing in female astronauts than in their male counterparts. One possible reason for this observed difference in orthostatic intolerance between the sexes is reduced leg vascular compliance, which was demonstrated in bed-rest studies — which is a ground analogue for spaceflight.
Women have greater loss of blood plasma volume than men during spaceflight, and women’s stress response characteristically includes a heart rate increase while men respond with an increase in vascular resistance. Still, these Earth observations require further study in space.
The VIIP syndrome (visual impairment / intracranial pressure) manifests with anatomical ocular changes, ranging from mild to clinically significant, with a range of corresponding changes in visual function. Currently 82% of male astronauts vs. 62% of women astronauts (who have flown in space) are affected. However, all clinically significant cases so far have occurred in male astronauts.
Changes in function and concentration of key constituents of the immune system related to spaceflight have been reported. However, differences between male and female immune responses have not been observed in space. On the ground, women mount a more potent immune response than men, which makes them more resistant to viral and bacterial infections; once infected, women mount an even more potent response. This response, however, makes women more susceptible to autoimmune diseases. It is not clear if these changes on the ground will occur during longer space missions, or missions that involve planetary exploration (exposure to gravity).
Radiation presents a major hazard for space travel. It has been reported that female subjects are more susceptible to radiation-induced cancer than their male counterparts; hence radiation permissible exposure levels are lower for women than men astronauts.
Upon transition to microgravity after arriving at the International Space Station (ISS), female astronauts reported a slightly higher incidence of space motion sickness (SMS) compared with men. Conversely, more men experience motion-sickness symptoms upon return to Earth. These data were however not statistically significant, due both to the relatively small sample sizes and small differences in the incidence of SMS reported by the men and women astronauts.
Hearing sensitivity, when measured at several frequencies, declines with age much more rapidly in male astronauts than it does in female astronauts. No evidence suggests that the sex-based hearing differences in the astronaut population are related to microgravity exposure.
The human musculoskeletal response to gravity unloading is highly variable among individuals and a sex-based difference was not observed.
Urinary tract infections in space are more common in women and have been successfully treated with antibiotics.
There is no evidence of sex differences in terms of behavioural or psychological responses to spaceflight. Analysis of ISS astronauts’ neurobehavioral performance and sleep measures showed no sex or gender differences using the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) of alertness and Visual Analogue Scales of workload, stress, and sleep quality. Since all all astronaut candidates undergo a robust process of psychological screening and selection, the likelihood of an adverse behavioural health condition or psychiatric disorder is greatly diminished.

Although there are a lot of differences, at the end one thing is clear: Both men and women are pretty much screwed up when it comes to long stays in microgravity.

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