# Women in space and gravity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-space-and-gravity/205907>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 6, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-space-and-gravity/205907 "2003-10-06T19:12:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DirtyKash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@DirtyKash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirtyKash)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-space-and-gravity/205907/1 "2003-10-06T19:12:14Z")

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Let me preface this question with a disclaimer: I’m an idiot.

That being said… If a woman were to go into space, would there a need for her to wear a bra? My guess is no, because no gravity means no boob sagging.

Am I right or am I totally out of whack?

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**Author:** ![NTChrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@NTChrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NTChrist)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-space-and-gravity/205907/2 "2003-10-06T19:56:41Z")

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Rrrowr!

My guess is that a bra would be even more necessary. Something like a sports bra. Just to keep the fun bags located.

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**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-space-and-gravity/205907/3 "2003-10-06T20:12:48Z")

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A bra would be good to stop things floating and wobbling around, but it should be engineered quite differently. Just because the boobs are upwards, doesn’t mean jiggling/movement wouldn’t be uncomfortable or painful. Eg: in the sea, boobs float, but they’re not “controlled” - not up and standing tall like silicone ones, they bob around a bit.

Now of course that’s got me wondering about men’s parts on the moon… 😉

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-in-space-and-gravity/205907/4 "2003-10-06T20:13:09Z")

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You posted this same thread [yesterday.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=215613) If you don’t check your thread for a day or two, it could easily be two or three pages down. You should ask a mod to close this one.