In case you've been wondering

And, what with recent events in the astronaut community, who hasn't?

Have astronauts ever had sex in space?

In the 1990s, rumors circulated about unorthodox coziness between Elena Kondakova and Valery Polyakov on a mission to the space station Mir, especially after a video got out showing Valery playfully splashing water on Elena during the flight.

Elena and Valery? Whoa! That sounds hot!

Oh, wait…Valery is a guy's name in Russia. That's…er, well…not quite as hot.

Which raises the question: Would space sex be any good? Recent research suggests it would not. For one thing, zero gravity can induce nausea—a less-than-promising sign for would-be lovers. Astronauts also perspire a lot in flight, meaning sex without gravity would likely be hot, wet, and surrounded by small droplets of sweat. In addition, people normally experience lower blood pressure in space, which means reduced blood flow, which means…well, you know what that means.

Hmmm…hot, wet, queasy and only semi-hard? Doesn't sound that much different from sex on earth, really.