![]() ![]() However, all the male fetuses died because the women could not provide healthy X chromosomes. All reproduction ceased until men produced healthy sperm. ![]() A virus lessened the fertility of the inhabitants of Earth the X chromosomes of most people were damaged. Gradually, the men learned the truth about the future. ![]() However, the women would not discuss in depth their culture or life on Earth three hundred years in the future. They were greatly perplexed by the near absence of men. When they joined the crew, they noticed only one male, Andy. The men reluctantly agreed that joining the other expedition was their best chance for survival.Įven before they boarded the ship, they had noticed that female voices greatly outnumbered male voices. While they were still processing this information, the inhabitants of the spacecraft tried to convince the men to board their ship because the men were running out of fuel and going in the wrong direction. The men, Lorimer, Dave, and Bud, were able to talk to the inhabitants using their radios, and they learned that they somehow leaped three hundred years into the future. In the story, three astronauts from Earth on a space mission encountered unfamiliar spacecraft. "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" (1976) is a short story by Alice Sheldon, who wrote under the name James Tiptree, Jr. "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?"- Works of Literature Works of Literature ![]()
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