One NASA Study Advocates An All-Female Crew To Mars

This is fascinating. Unbeknownst to most people, in 1958 NASA scientist did a study on who the ideal astronaut would be,They rejected the "male fighter jock." They came to the logical conclusion that women would be the best astronauts. They said this was because women generally have a smaller physical stature than males and could fit in the Mercury capsule better. Women consumed less oxygen and water. Women could bear physical pain better than males (Child birth is an excellent example.), Women could stand extremes of temperature better than males. Women adapted to new circumstances faster than males. 12 high-powered women pilots applied to be astronauts. All 12 were rejected. In the late 1970's I worked north of the Arctic Circle in Prudhoe Bay at the oil and gas production facility of SOHIO. It was well ahead of its time.To make the environment more humane, 60% of the workers were male and 40% female. Sex did happen. I never heard of any unwanted pregnancies or STD's. I never heard of violence erupting over jealousy over sex partners. But let us say that female workers often received very generous gifts from their male colleagues. There is also the book Sex In Space about sexual contacts between astronauts in space. Picking a Mars crew will be a very difficult task. First you have to pick people with a very low risk of serious health problems. Then there is intense psychological screening. Then we have to discuss the concept of sex between crew members. Evan an all-female crew might have sexual contact.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-all-female-mars-missions-secret-plan-astronauts-sexual-dynamics-study-space-a7974416.html