Russia confirms death of geckos on space sex mission - Polidicks

[url]http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/01/russia-death-five-geckos-space-sex-mission[/url] [quote]Russia’s space agency on Monday confirmed that five geckos, launched into space for an experiment on weightlessness and sexual behavior, have died. The federal space agency released a statement saying the landing apparatus of the Photon-M satellite had returned to earth as planned, falling into Russia’s Orenburg region at 1.18pm Moscow time, and that the entire herpetological crew had perished at some point during their odyssey. With four female lizards and one male on board, Russian scientists had hoped to learn how zero gravity would affect the sexual habits of geckos. [/quote]

RIP sexy geckos

Still dunno what practical information we would get from geckos procreating in space. Are we gonna see geckos mate in space regularly in the near future?

[QUOTE=Limed00d;45869601]Still dunno what practical information we would get from geckos procreating in space. Are we gonna see geckos mate in space regularly in the near future?[/QUOTE] Pretty sure this is more to do with human sex during long flights.

[QUOTE=IceWarrior98;45869612]Pretty sure this is more to do with human sex during long flights.[/QUOTE] This. I imagine they want to see how zero-g affects reproduction.

[QUOTE=download;45869624]This. I imagine they want to see how zero-g affects reproduction.[/QUOTE] Tallest baby alive

[QUOTE=Limed00d;45869628]Tallest baby alive[/QUOTE]More like if conception can even occur without gravity

I think sperm might still be able to navigate in micrograv, since don't they sense through "sniffing" chemical exudations on the part of the egg? They could probably wiggle their way there with relative ease, so in my books the main question is "how would a child gestate in microgravity". Personally I imagine that due to the nature of cosmic radiation, there would likely be mutations during gestation, and the child would be born different in some way. Unless the rays can't enter the station in which case the lack of gravity would be a more prominent factor, though more likely in terms of it orienting itself and accidentally hanging itself with its own cord.

I think we all know how it happened [video=youtube;Qc6AHtM8qKM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc6AHtM8qKM[/video]

RIP you lucky bastards.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTL_sJycQAA[/media] vsauce did a thing guys, we can't be havin' none of those babies

Welp, time to nuke Russia.

The preliminary inspection found the geckos dead, in other news Putin said there are no Russian geckos in space!

[QUOTE=mr apple;45870897][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTL_sJycQAA[/media] vsauce did a thing guys, we can't be havin' none of those babies[/QUOTE] I guess his knowledge trumps that of a whole space department?

[QUOTE=Limed00d;45869601]Still dunno what practical information we would get from geckos procreating in space. Are we gonna see geckos mate in space regularly in the near future?[/QUOTE] it's kind of a big question: can we reproduce without gravity? Some day we might send explorers on missions over vast distances that would take several lifetimes to traverse. Or, hell, maybe Earth will blow the fuck up and we'll just have to send people to escape. Problem is, that's real fucking pointless if some nuance of the reproductive process is entirely dependent on gravity.

;_;7

What nationality would you be if you were born on a space station? Would it be the first country you landed in? Or your mom's nationality? Or where you were flying over at the time? :v:

[QUOTE=Elspin;45874887]What nationality would you be if you were born on a space station? Would it be the first country you landed in? Or your mom's nationality? Or where you were flying over at the time? :v:[/QUOTE] I believe the nationality of the nation that owns said space station, or the nationality of your parents.

[QUOTE=Elspin;45874887]What nationality would you be if you were born on a space station? Would it be the first country you landed in? Or your mom's nationality? Or where you were flying over at the time? :v:[/QUOTE] You'd be a Spacian. Downside is you have no citizenship on any country on Earth, and so you'd have to fulfill the immigration requirements of any country you decide to visit long-term. Upside is you get to brag that you were born in space.

[QUOTE=Karmah;45874761]I guess his knowledge trumps that of a whole space department?[/QUOTE] His knowledge comes from (very) reputable sources like NASA and other .gov sites. it's not like he pulled the shit from his ass, he states all the sources he used in the description.

[QUOTE=Elspin;45874887]What nationality would you be if you were born on a space station? Would it be the first country you landed in? Or your mom's nationality? Or where you were flying over at the time? :v:[/QUOTE] Probably similar to the existing situation of being born on a ship in international waters, where you usually get either citizenship by birthright from your parents' home countries, or the citizenship of the country that the ship is registered in.

[QUOTE=Moustacheman;45875000]I believe the nationality of the nation that owns said space station, or the nationality of your parents.[/QUOTE] It gets complicated if you're in space for decades. What happens when your country is destroyed? I'd imagine it would be far more difficult if there are no successor states.

[QUOTE=Krinkels;45875423]It gets complicated if you're in space for decades. What happens when your country is destroyed? When the Soviet Union dissolved, the space centre was in Kazakhstan, but Russia claimed ownership of a vessel that was concurrently orbiting. I'd imagine it would have been far more difficult if there were no successor states.[/QUOTE] The nation-state system as we know it today may well not survive in a world where self-sufficient societies exist entirely away from Earth. It's certainly unclear how the system could support that. [editline]2nd September 2014[/editline] Alternatively, off-Earth societies could end up becoming states.

I'm imagining suave talking russian geckos drinking vodka and it's just great

Rest in Peace, brave SexGeckos

[QUOTE=Elspin;45874887]What nationality would you be if you were born on a space station? Would it be the first country you landed in? Or your mom's nationality? Or where you were flying over at the time? :v:[/QUOTE] They would probably get a certificate of birth abroad. I was born in Canada as a US citizen. As far as the United States of America is concerned I am 100%, and always have been 100% American, despite being born in Canada. Though to Canada I am and always will be 100% Canadian. It's a win-win really. I don't see why it would be any different for space.

[QUOTE=mr apple;45870897][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTL_sJycQAA[/media] vsauce did a thing guys, we can't be havin' none of those babies[/QUOTE] Vsauce is interesting to watch, but we can't just post a vid of his and say "THIS IS DEFINATIVE PROOF WHY EARTH CANNOT INTO SPACE". Honestly I'm sure eventually we'll find a way to make space babies.

Made some OC [t]http://i.imgur.com/V8HDGiZ.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=Minimal;45879991]Made some OC [t]http://i.imgur.com/V8HDGiZ.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] That's a bearded dragon and not a gecko

They're with Space Bat now.