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Loading... Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Voidby Mary Roach
  
No current Talk conversations about this book. Mary Roach makes every subject interesting, and space travel is no exception. In this book, she describes all of the challenges that come with traveling in outer space, especially with a destination as far away as Mars. Roach doesn't shy away from any details. She covers how astronauts eat and take care of other personal needs. If you like knowing obscure facts about a range of subjects, you will enjoy Mary Roach. (  ) porch_reader | Jan 21, 2017 |  Subtitled “The Curious Science of Life in the Void,” this book allows the reader to explore the technology, the psychology, and the politics surrounding space travel and life in space without leaving the planet. Readers for whom the pull of space still sparks imaginative dreams of being an astronaut will find much to satisfy their curiosity in this quirky, humorous look at the everyday considerations of long-term living in space. Highly recommended. (  ) jfe16 | Dec 31, 2016 | This book starts out pretty blandly, but by the end, parts are laugh-out-loud funny. I highly recommend this book for science lovers with zany senses of humor. But haters of fart jokes, beware! Lol ( ) beckyrenner | Dec 29, 2016 | This book is packed with weird/fun/unusual facts about space and space exploration. You get an unconventional look on space exploration history and pretty much all aspects of it. You'll also experience the author's humor as a bonus. Recommended for anyone curious about space travel. (  ) d3vr | Dec 28, 2016 | It's official: I will read anything Mary Roach writes, and chances are I will laugh throughout. Applying the same off-the-beaten-path route to space travel that she trod so memorably (and hilariously) with Bonk, Roach asks the questions you've always wanted to know the answer to but were too polite (or embarrassed) to ask. Astronaut food, space potties, sex in space—the details about all this and more are awaiting you in Roach's charming company. ( ) Mrs_McGreevy | Nov 17, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
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The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. 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 space walk? Is it possible for the human body to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles per hour? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations. As the author 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), she takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.… (more)
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Editions: 0393068471, 0393339912
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