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Tim Radford, science editor
Friday November 23, 2001
The Guardian
Nasa scientists report that while sex in space may involve agility and delightful levity, reproduction could be difficult as sperm prefer Earth gravity.
In greater than Earth gravity, they become sluggish. In very low gravity, they race away with what could be defective chemistry. In 1988 a German scientist put bull semen into orbit on a European rocket to see what high adventure did. The sperm moved faster - good news for fertilisation.
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You can read the full story at the link above. So much for colonizing the moon.
Tim Radford, science editor
Friday November 23, 2001
The Guardian
Nasa scientists report that while sex in space may involve agility and delightful levity, reproduction could be difficult as sperm prefer Earth gravity.
In greater than Earth gravity, they become sluggish. In very low gravity, they race away with what could be defective chemistry. In 1988 a German scientist put bull semen into orbit on a European rocket to see what high adventure did. The sperm moved faster - good news for fertilisation.
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You can read the full story at the link above. So much for colonizing the moon.
because the more babies that pop out, the quicker we can colonize the moon 
