Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in Space - Hardcover

Mary Roach

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851687807 ISBN 13: 9781851687800

Publisher: Oneworld Publications, 2010

Synopsis

Space is devoid of the stuff humans need to live: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? What happens when you can't walk for a year? Is sex any fun in zero gravity? What's it like being cooped up in a metal box with a few people for months at a time? As Mary Roach discovers, it's possible to explore space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a 17,000 mile-per-hour crash test of NASA's space capsule (cadaver stepping in), she takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of living in space.

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Review:

'An often hilarious, sometimes queasy-making catalog of the strange stuff devised to permit people to survive in an environment for which their bodies are stupendously unsuited... Wonderfully slapstick.' --New York Times Book Review

'[A] truly funny look at the majestic aspects of the space program... Supremely accessible.' --Entertainment Weekly

Book Description:

What happens when you vomit during a space walk?

The bestselling author of Stiff explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1851687807
• ISBN 13: 9781851687800
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312