After a reading a headline regarding bone degeneration in the ISS (“Growing bone in space,” it read), our 12-year-old minds went to the only place they could: boners.
Which led us to ask the question: Can you get a boner in space?
Initially the answer seemed obvious: Yes, what would keep you from having one?
But the real answer is: We’re not really sure.
According to John Millis, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Anderson University, NASA may have data on this, but have chosen not to disclose it. It’s reasonable to speculate, though, that it’s either not possible or very difficult to achieve an erection in space due to zero gravity conditions.
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