Life in space: can we live and multiply?

Humanity has a perpetual presence in orbit outside the Earth, with an arising interest in human activities in space. To date, more than 550 astronauts have traveled beyond the one-hundred-kilometer distance that theoretically separates Earth from space. The International Space Station, as a unique research laboratory orbiting around Earth, is a fact, facilitating the investigation of factors affecting life in space. Experiments are set up to investigate the development of life under special conditions, such as earth’s magnetic fields, radiation, microgravity. Negative effects on human body have been registered but we still know little about the exact effects on male and female reproductive pathways, on the regulation of hypothalamus and pituitary function, on prenatal maturation of gametes and on future generations. For humanity to expand, it is crucial for humans to survive and develop in space. Small mammals and creatures have evolved in space, but we are still a long way from removing the barriers and easing the difficulties that come with this project. Although there has been a lot of research done up to this point, more data collection is still required in order to completely comprehend why it is so challenging for organisms to grow there