They're in for a wild ride.
But more complex life forms have struggled. In 2014, a Russian experiment to see whether geckos could produce offspring in space failed whenAnd the failure rate for mammals, so far, has been total. Soviet Union scientists got mice to mateIn other words, getting monkeys to reproduce on board a space station will be anything but easy. For one, just dealing with living creatures in space can pose immense challenges.
And even if astronauts successfully set the mood for the monkeys, the physics of sex in space are predicted to be challenging. "Firstly, just staying in close contact with each other under zero gravity is hard," Adam Watkins, an associate professor of reproductive physiology at University of Nottingham, wrote in a. "Secondly, as astronauts experience lower blood pressure while in space, maintaining erections and arousal are more problematic than here on Earth."
With its new space station in nearly full operation, China isn't shying away from asking some big questions — but whether these experiments will play out as expected is anything but certain.
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