Most male astronauts experience a period of loneliness up in space, if you know what I mean. On astronaut stated that he believed that they should send married couples into space. But after reading about it, I understand why they don't do this. According to NASA’s Norbert Kraft, they have considered sending married couples into space. However, it is discouraged for many reasons. An astronaut might find himself with an untenable choice: jeopardizing his spouse or jeopardizing the mission.
Another reason: in the event of a crash or explosion, they don’t want one family to have to endure a double loss, particularly if the couple has children.
Yeah id agree with their reasoning on that but id think it would also put a strain on a couple's relationship to be stuck with each other all of the time like that too.
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