Alan Poindexter, a Shuttle Discovery commander on a recent trip to the International Space Station,
responded to questions about sex in space at a press conference in Tokyo.
"We are a group of professionals," said Alan
Poindexter, a NASA commander, during a visit to Tokyo, when asked about
the consequences if astronauts boldly went where no others have been.
"We
treat each other with respect and we have a great working relationship.
Personal relationships are not ... an issue," said a serious-faced Mr
Poindexter. "We don't have them and we won't.
"The April voyage broke new ground by putting four women in orbit for
the first time, with three female crew joining one woman already on the
station."
Yeah, right. Methinks NASA's just saying that because, well, they have to. I'll bet things are closer to James Bond's weightless boffing in Moonraker. Oh, and Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic billionaire and financier of Virgin Galactic, no doubt has orbiting sexcapades in store given his professed admission to the
"mile high club" at age 19.
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