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Letter: Why space naturism probably won't take off

Published 20 January 2021

From Sam Edge, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK

I like the simplicity of Guy Cox’s solution to the laundry problem on the ISS – nudity – although I suspect that tethering or taping might be required for some duties (Letters, 2 January).

It would certainly boost viewing figures for ISS broadcasts, but I am not sure it would be a runner with NASA, given the belief of some that even a glimpse of a naked body on TV would destroy the very fabric of society.

Issue no. 3318 published 23 January 2021

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