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Packing for Mars : The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-101324036052
ISBN-139781324036050
eBay Product ID (ePID)2329415894
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePacking for Mars : the Curious Science of Life in the Void
SubjectPhysics / Astrophysics, Space Science, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Physiology, Astronomy
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
AuthorMary Roach
Subject AreaScience, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews[Her] style is at its most substantial--and most hilarious--in the zero-gravity realm that Packing for Mars explores.... As startling as it is funny.--Janet Maslin, The New York Times This is the kind of smart, smirky stuff that Roach does so well.--Geoff Nicholson, San Francisco Chronicle Cool answers to questions about the void you didn't even know you had.--People An utterly fascinating account, made all the more entertaining by the author's ever-amused tone.--BookPage An impish and adventurous writer with a gleefully inquisitive mind and stand-up comic's timing.--Booklist The author's writing comes across as reportorial, but with a clear sense of humor; even the footnotes are used to both informational and comedic effect.--Time Out New York Hilarious.--The New York Times Book Review A delightful, illuminating grab bag of space-flight curiosities.--Kirkus Reviews
SynopsisThe best-selling 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 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., "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) explores the irresistibly strange universe of life without gravity in this New York Times bestseller., Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy. Space exploration, then, is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? What happens to you when you can't walk for a year, or have sex, or smell flowers? And what if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of startingly bizarre space simulations that, as Mary Roach discovers, make it possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training a crash test of NASA's space capsule, Roach takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth. Book jacket.
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