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Name: Packing for Mars
Rating: 4.055555555555 (18 reviews)
Author: Mary Roach

In "Packing for Mars," Mary Roach examines the essential comforts and necessities lost in space—air, gravity, hot showers, fresh vegetables, privacy, even beer—and asks how much a person can give up. She investigates the psychological effects of prolonged microgravity, the peculiar conditions of training facilities like the space shuttle toilet, and the scientific tests such as the 17,000‑mile‑per‑hour crash test of NASA’s space capsule. Roach’s book offers an entertaining look at the science of living in space without actually leaving Earth.

First publish date: 2010

Genre: Science/Astronomy

Authors: Mary Roach

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