Real Sex In Space
I clicked past the recent micro-rash of speculation about sex in space — it struck me as being more of the usual tired empty mealy-mouthed nonsense, devoid of any new insight or sex-positive suggestions. It never even crossed my mind that there was anything to blog about in it. “The moisture associated with sexual congress could pool as floating droplets…” Bah! Who needs it?
But hark! Violet Blue has the straight dope on zero gravity sex:
Sex in zero (or reduced) gravity is going to change the way we fuck for many reasons — primarily because while floating in zero G you need to use stationary objects to move, period. Getting cock into pussy, into mouth, into ass — getting pussy into face, or getting the strap-on into his ass — is all going to be a coordinated effort, Your partner’s body will wander no matter how hard they try to keep still. And you better bet you’ll need to tether that bottle of lube (and its cap). In fact, all your sex toys will need wrist straps.
Ahh, that’s much better.
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I wonder what BDSM lovers would do in zero g as gravity is a critical element to many aspects of the play. Weights would be floating around, hence nipple torture or cock and ball play recipients would be yawning instead of begging. They seem to be a creative bunch, I have no doubt they shall overcome!
Hi there! Sex in space is coming closer and closer to reality with Virgin selling tickets for commercial space flight. Mind you, at the moment, it’s $200,000US for a single ticket, but it’s becoming possible and that’s the point. A friend of mine and I have joked around about waiting a decade for the prices to go down and the technology up, so that we can go up and find out what it’s like.
There’s actually a science fiction book called Stardance by Spider and Jeanne Robinson that is mostly about a performance art team in space, but it explores the idea of zero-G sex as well. I really liked it a lot as it explores quite a few possibilities, and right up until the end, it all seems oh so possible to me.
One of the big things I remember from that book is the fact that rape will be so very much harder, if not impossible, in space. It is a cooperative event as your blogger stated, needing coordination of both parties. If one party is unwilling? It’s going to take a whole lot to get them to the point where their say doesn’t matter. And by then, one would have a whole lot of other problems most likely.
All in all, I think it is going to be a part of our future, and that means until it becomes commonplace, it’s going to be a kink. Anyone got a name for it? Spaceophilia?
Somebody should keep this in mind if they ever do a remake of Barbarella . . .
Bacchus,
Sex in space? It sounds like fun to me, especially if we can add just a touch of kink. Here is a sexy spanko sci-fi story I wrote.
Now if I could just figure out how to avoid motion sickness..
Bonnie
You want to talk about space sex, you’re talking to the wrong person. Science fiction writer Larry Niven once speculated on the mechanics of zero-G sex.
Violet Blue suggests wrist straps; Niven recommends bungee cords. There won’t be any weight, but bodies do have mass and inertia. Push in, and you’ll bounce apart – if there isn’t something to pull you back together. Ergo, bungee cords.
For a more “natural” experience, check out the mammals who actually live in a “weightless” environment. Astronauts train for zero-G in underwater simulators; dolphins live in salt water.
When dolphins fuck, it’s often a communal affair, I’m told. One male dolphin “does the deed” with the female, while his buddies get behind her and push. (I read this years ago, and don’t remember where; and it’s apparently not on the ‘Net.)
So in space, human sex may work better in groups; and it may be more fun that way, anyway. :-)
When I read this article the other day, I had to laugh. There was some serious thought put into the whole space sex thing and yet, I had never even really considered it.
Tech Reader, snakes, especially rattlesnakes, often make breeding a communal effort, too. Fascinating to watch. But then again, so are human groupings