Pornhub Is Crowdfunding The First Space Porno

[frigidmagi]

escapist magazine

Pornhub is using Indiegogo's crowdfunding platform to support the universe's first pornographic film... in space.

I'm willing to bet humanity has always thought space travel was a little sexy - everything from Star Trek to Mass Effect is proof of that. But in reality, space sex is problematic and super awkward for everyone involved, which is why most astronauts refuse to even discuss it. But apparently that doesn't bother the folks at Pornhub, who just turned to crowdfunding to do what no man or woman has done before - create the first pornographic film in space.

Currently running on Indiegogo, the Sexploration campaign is exactly what it sounds like. The team is looking to train and outfit a crew, assemble specialists, buy custom film equipment, and pay for a shuttle that will take the actors to space. Combined, Pornhub is projecting a grand total of $3.4 million to ensure a successful... er, launch... far above your typical porno budget. (Although on the plus side, it's a great value compared to the usual NASA Space Shuttle mission cost of $450 million.)

That's precisely why Pornhub turned to crowdfunding, and just like any campaign, it offers extensive backer rewards. Donors can be provided with early access to Sexploration, interviews with actors Eva Lovia and Johnny Sims, and various merchandise items. The top reward tier of $150,000 - which is called Uranus, because of course it is - will even grant you one of the spacesuits used during filming, complete with underwear.

"This will be a grand experiment in learning how intercourse works after penetrating the Earth's atmosphere," Corey Price, vice president of Pornhub said.

In fairness, having sex in space will be pretty important if humankind ever wants to colonize other worlds. But on the other hand, I doubt this will be much of an educational venture - especially since one of the reward tiers lets backers plot a scene. That said I suspect this film will have much in common with actual Moon Landing videos - specifically, the part where lots of people on Earth claimed it was fake.

If the campaign is successful, Pornhub's space mission will take place sometime in 2016. Keep watching the skies.

[Josh]

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I love it.

[Batman]

That makes...several of us. Dick can't seem to make up his mind, Alfred thinks it's indecent, Babs agrees with Frigid's source, haven't heard from Steph or Helena but Tim and Damien (assuming he's no longer dead) are likely in favour.

[Josh]

It's money and interest in space research.

Space research that I'd dearly love to be a part of.

[frigidmagi]

No... It's porn. It's alot of things but it isn't gonna be research. It lacks rigor and bookkeeping if nothing else.

[Josh]

I could think of a bunch of research that could flow from this.

[frigidmagi]

Well for this to be research we need more then one pair of people and it needs to go for a sustained period of time. Say 30 people up there for 6 months coupling on a regular basis so we can set up a baseline of effects. Now for the first group I'm gonna stick to hetrosexual monogamous couples. Now in the second group we go with a more mixed bag with homosexual couples and ramp up from there.

[Josh]

I can get behind, in front of, on top of, and in general all over this research.