Packing for Mars The Curious Science of Life in Space

What happens to you when you can't walk for a year? When you can't have sex? Or smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles an hour? Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations, and as Mary Roach discovers, it's possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. Packing for Mars takes us on a surreally entertaining voyage into the science of life in space and space on Earth.

ISBN:	9781851688234
Publisher:	Oneworld Publications
Imprint:	Oneworld
Published date:	01 Sep 2011
DEWEY:	612.0145
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	312
Weight:	294g
Height:	198mm
Width:	131mm
Spine width:	25mm

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