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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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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Science: general issues

• Full title: Packing for Mars
• Subtitle: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
• Author: Mary Roach
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 334
• EAN: 9780393068474
• ISBN: 0393068471
• ID: 04603797
• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Weight: 490 g
• Dimensions: 218 × 149 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 24. August 2010

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