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Packing for Mars

Packing for Mars

The Curious Science of Life in the Void

by Mary Roach
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 17/06/2014

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Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can't walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? Is it possible for the human body to survive a bailout from space? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations. As Mary Roach discovers, it's possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. From the Space Shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA's new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), Roach takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.
ISBN:
9781469235912
9781469235912
Category:
Astrophysics
Format:
CD-Audio
Publication Date:
17-06-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Brilliance Audio
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
191x137x13mm
Weight:
0.07kg
Mary Roach

Mary Roach is the New York Times-bestselling author of several popular science books including Packing for Mars and Gulp. Her most recent book Grunt was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Science & Technology Book Prize. She has written for the Guardian, Wired, BBC Focus, GQ and Vogue. She lives in California.

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