Table of Content

CHAPTER I
SEXUALITY AND SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIERS – 1
An Overview of the Issues – 1
Sexology as a Multidisciplinary Yet Distinct Scientific Discipline – 7
The Space Life Sciences and the Study of Human Factors – 10

CHAPTER II
THE METHOD OF PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY – 13
Philosophical Inquiry as a Method of Scientific Analysis – 13
Philosophical Inquiry in the Space Sciences – 23
Philosophical Inquiry in the Sexual Sciences – 27
Organizations and Their Actions – 33
The Contribution of Research in Futures Studies – 36
Synopsis of the Argument – 39
Background of the Study – 40
Formulating the Problem and the Approach to the Study – 43

CHAPTER III
THE SEXUAL SCIENCES – 47
Sexology and the Study of Human Sexuality – 47
The Significance of Sexuality in Human Life – 51
Reiss’s Sociological Theory of Human Sexuality – 54
Sexosophy and Money’s Psychosocial Theories – 55
Gagnon and Simon’s Sexual Scripts and Scripting Theory – 57
Prescott’s Somatosensory Pleasure Deprivation Theory – 58
The Meanings of Sexuality to Human Beings – 60
Cross-Cultural Aspects of Sexuality – 64
The Biomedical Realm of Sexology – 67
Reproduction – 67
Sexual Functioning – 69
Sexuality as a Social Phenomenon – 73
The Psychological Environment of Sex – 75
Gender and Gendered Relationships – 77
Sexual Orientation – 78
Money’s Concepts of Lovemaps, Gendermaps, and Paraphilias – 79
Emerging Concepts in Modern Sexology – 81
The Ascendancy of Sexual Victimology – 81
The Role of Technology in Sexology – 82

CHAPTER IV
THE SPACE LIFE SCIENCES – 85
The Human Quest for Space – 85
The Physical Environment of Space – 89
Microgravity – 90
Radiation – 92
Other Physical Factors – 93
Space Mission Analysis and Design – 94
The Life Sciences Within This Context – 95
Human Factors Considerations – 96
The Biomedical Realm: Space Medicine and Space Biology – 98
The Psychosocial Realm: The Long-Neglected Sphere – 108
Crew Selection Issues – 114
The Development of Space Cultures – 118
Theoretical Foundations: Systems Perspectives – 120
Miller’s Living Systems Theory – 120
Systems Theory in Working with Families – 126
Rogers’s Science of Unitary Human Beings – 129
The Human Future in Space – 130

CHAPTER V
THE COLLISION OF SPACE AND SEXUAL SCIENCE – 133
Everything Under the Sun—But Sex? – 133
The Impact of Women in Space – 139
Women’s Early Efforts to Become Astronauts – 144
The Possibility of Homosexuality in Space – 150
Writings on Sexuality Factors in the Context of Space – 154
The Space Life Sciences Literature – 155
General-Interest Books and the Print and Electronic Media – 178
Pogue’s How Do You Go to the Bathroom in Space? – 178
Asimov’s “Sex in a Spaceship” – 182
Mass Media Reports – 185
The Broadcast Media – 188
The World Wide Web and On-Line Sites – 190
The Performing Arts – 192

CHAPTER VI
SPACEFLIGHT AND THE HUMAN SEXUALITY COMPLEX: A COMING TOGETHER – 195
Overview of the Analysis – 195
The Potential Impact of Spaceflight on the Human Sexuality Complex – 196
Biomedical Aspects of Sexual Functioning in Space – 197
Space Analog Studies – 212
The Antarctica Experience – 213
Biosphere 2 and Other Analog Environments – 224
Psychosocial and Cross-Cultural Aspects – 227
The Issue of Privacy – 227
The Issue of Professionalism – 229
Conjecture on the Influence of Spaceflight on Sexological Issues – 230
Crew Selection, Training, and Research Issues – 244
A Systems Perspective for Sexology – 256

CHAPTER VII
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS – 269
The Arguments and Implications at a Glance – 269
The Common Threads Governing Sexual Issues – 272
Other Significant Factors Influencing Sex Research in Space – 279
Guidelines and Future Directions for Sex Research in Space – 284
Space Mission Analysis and Design for a Sexuality Study – 284
A Role for Sexologists in the Space Program? – 288
Political Considerations – 289
Conclusions – 294
Recommendations for Future Research – 298

NOTES – 302

REFERENCES – 303

ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY – 329

APPENDICES – 345
A. GLOSSARY OF SELECTED AEROSPACE, SEXUALITY, AND PHILOSOPHICAL TERMS – 345
B. LYRICS TO DIANA GALLAGHER’S “ZERO-G SEX” – 352

FIGURE

1. Relationship constellations: Sexual expression as a continuum – 73