Volunteers sought for first childbirth in space

A human could be born in space as early as 2024 under plans to launch a pregnant woman into orbit and deliver the child on a space station.

SpaceLife Origin, the Netherlands-based company behind the plans, is seeking volunteers to give birth in the cosmos, who are required to have had two 'flawless childbirths' already, The Daily Mail reports.

During a 36-hour mission the expectant mother and a team of medics would blast off to a satellite and bring a child into the world 250 miles above the Earth.

The woman would not be exposed to normal G-forces during takeoff and special low-radiation orbits would be chosen to minimize exposure, the company said.

The plans are intended to set the stage for the human colonization of space by allowing mankind to reproduce on other planets.

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