Astronauts Going to Mars Should Be Only Women – It's Basic Science
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It's just one among many mission planning parameters. But it's undeniably interesting to be able to trade off e.g. the stature and gender of an individual astronaut against a piece of scientific payload or shielding.
On a more serious note, it was pretty standard to prefer shorter men to train as fighter plane pilots. Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, was merely 1.57m (5'2") tall. I can imagine that smaller physical dimensions may become more than a tie-breaking factor in choosing participants for future Mars missions.
OK but can they still be sterile
> On a more serious note, it was pretty standard to prefer shorter men
Another example Audie Murphy's height was recorded as 5 feet 5.5 inches (1.66 m) and his weight as 112 pounds (50.8 kg).
This is plane stupid. It's easy to find small and light men. Mission will have not an "average american" weight and size. BWT, women still don't dominate in near space for a reason.
Interesting is another thing, saying that women are superior is acceptable. Imagine they said that about men. They would be looking for a new job by now.
> Their bodies are typically smaller and lighter
Have you even seen a horse race?
> Their reproductive systems were thought to be more insulated from radiation
Yes, the first reason I thought for 100% women was "for reproduction."
> They are less prone to heart attacks than men.
That's pretty specific.
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"Astronauts going to Mars should be only men. They are more goal oriented, physically stronger, and less susceptible to depression.
"It's basic science."
Blegh
Anyway I'm good with women dominating spaceflight. If it makes sense.
Stranger in a Strange Land had the first birth on Mars and he grew up to own the land while everyone else died in a crash.