NASA Warns of Fertility Threats in Space Tourism

Dr. Fathi Karouia warns space tourism's effects on fertility, pregnancy, and fetal development are underexamined.
Commercial space operators and tourism increase exposure to in-space conception risks.
Animal studies show radiation and microgravity damage gametes and embryos.
Human long-duration space data on reproductive health remains scarce.
Authors call for international frameworks and ethics reviews for space reproduction.
NASA supports gamete preservation for lunar missions and colonization.

Health | Space | Ethics

United States

Dr. Fathi Karouia | Palmer

3 weeks ago