Is sex in space possible? It’s probably going to be terrible, and you might not even be able to orgasm:

This is going to be otherworldly sex.

Astronauts Sunita “Sunny” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore were only scheduled to stay on the ISS for 10 days, but due to a spacecraft glitch, they may remain in orbit until February 2025.

Some ill-intentioned people are now speculating whether astronauts can have sex in space to pass the time?

It might seem cool to be able to say you’ve done something that no one else has done — and while it’s technically possible, it’s probably not something you’d be inclined to do.

According to experts, many logistical problems need to be overcome, including weightless spins.

In 2018, physicist and astronomer John Millis told The Sun Online that having sex in space was “on a par with having sex while skydiving” – but “not impossible”.

“The issues surrounding this act all revolve around the free-fall, microgravity environment that astronauts experience,” he said at the time. “Imagine having sex while skydiving — every push or shove pushes you in the opposite direction.”

“If two people are not properly secured, even the slightest contact can make it difficult to maintain contact. Astronauts need to lean on the station and even on each other.”

Millis explains that because microgravity causes blood to rise to the head rather than the genitals, it makes it harder for both men and women to become aroused.

For men, sex in space may be particularly difficult because low blood pressure can cause penile tissue to shrink, and testosterone levels in men also drop in space.

The lack of gravity can also cause various fluids, such as sweat, vaginal wetness and semen, to float around in the cabin.

In his book Life in Space, NASA technician Harry Stein claimed that having sex against gravity was possible, but “it would be easier if there was a third person to help hold one of them in place.”

“It could be something like a climbing frame where people could hold themselves together with a system of straps, or clothing to achieve the same effect,” Millis previously told Glamour. “I’m sure someone with an imagination could come up with something ingenious.”

Paul Root Wolpe, a former bioethicist at NASA, told DW that people “have to be creative in this area.”

“Everything on the space station walls is covered in Velcro, so you can take advantage of that and attach a partner to the wall,” Volpe suggests.

“We don’t realize how much gravity helps during intercourse,” he added. “Intercourse requires pressure. In space, without any counterforce, you end up constantly pushing your partner away from you.”

In addition, Dr Adam Watkins, associate professor of reproductive and developmental physiology at the University of Nottingham, told the Daily Mail there are also privacy concerns about carrying out this practice.

“Sex in space is physically possible, but it won’t be as easy as it is on Earth,” Watkins said.