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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void - Hardcover

Roach, Mary

 
9780393068474: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0393068471 ISBN 13: 9780393068474
Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mary Roach is the author of seven best-selling works of nonfiction, including Grunt, Stiff, and, most recently, Fuzz. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in California.

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Verlag
WW Norton & Co
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0393068471
ISBN 13 
9780393068474
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Anzahl der Seiten
334
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