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Loading... Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Voidby Mary Roach
  
» 7 more No current Talk conversations about this book. This is a fun, entertaining and informative book. I did think that some chapters were more intriguing than others, but overall I would recommend it to anyone who likes space. (  ) queenofthebobs | Apr 29, 2022 |  A pretty good popular science book about space travel. I've not read anything by Roach before but I think she writes a regular newspaper column. She writes with a lot of humor as she tackles such subjects as how to identify astronauts through psychology tests who might be candidates for a years long trip and just how to weightless toilets work. I had seen her on "The Daily Show" and went out to find the book. ( ) capewood | Mar 11, 2022 | Once again Mary Roach has composed a well-researched and funny book. She also makes an interesting preposition at the end. Mary suggested that we not cut space exploration programs because the gains and highs we get from the successes are worth the extra cost. And do we really ever spend that cut money on the good things we say we are? (  ) nab6215 | Jan 18, 2022 | Very entertaining view of spaceflight and the many quirks/interesting facts related to it. (  ) Guide2 | Jan 17, 2022 | One of my favorite authors is Mary Roach and she does not disappoint in this book about the space program and living in space. She discusses the myriad of problems of living in space including living in confined quarters, eating, washing and toilet issues. This still holds up even though it was written in 2010. I would like to see her write another book on the space program since 2010. (  ) JulieLill | Jan 16, 2022 | 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. No library descriptions found. 
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