Packing for Mars
Subtitle: the curious science of life in space
By: Mary Roach
Publisher: Oneworld
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9781851687800
Subjects: Manned space flight; Popular works; Astronauts; Training of
Description: Space is devoid of the stuff humans need to live: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? What happens when you can't walk for a year? Is sex any fun in zero gravity? As Mary Roach discovers, it's possible to explore space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a 17,000-mile-per-hour crash test of NASA's space capsule, she takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of living in space.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.