Packing for Mars
 Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void is a non-fiction work by science author Mary Roach.Published in August 2010 Packing for Mars was recognized in Amazon's Best Books of that month it quickly became a #6 New York Times bestseller and it was chosen as the book of the year for the 7th annual One City One Book: San Francisco Reads literary event program.In Packing for Mars Roach searches for answers to questions about the gross the bizarre and the uncomfortable aspects of space travel. 