Packing for Mars
byMary Roach
Genres: ScienceNonfiction
Subenres: Popular ScienceSpace Exploration
What happens to you when you can’t walk for a year? When you can’t have sex? Or smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles an hour? Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations, and as Mary Roach discovers, it’s possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. Packing for Mars takes us on a surreally entertaining voyage into the science of life in space and space on Earth.
Language
en
Published on
09/01/2011
Pages
312
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781851688234
Who is this book for? Readers interested in science, space exploration, and humorous nonfiction.
Topics Space explorationHuman adaptation to spaceSpace travel challengesAstronaut trainingZero gravity effectsSpace living conditionsPsychological effects of space travelHealth maintenance in spaceSpace toilet technologySpace capsule testingTechnology and HumanitySurvivalExploration
MoodHumorous, Light-hearted
HumorOccasional Humor
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
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