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

by Mary Roach

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393068471
• ISBN13: 9780393068474
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"