Packing for Mars

The Curious Science of Life in the Void

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Mary Roach: Packing for Mars (2011, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.)

336 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2011 by Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W..

ISBN:
978-0-393-07910-4
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If I could, I'd be Mary Roach when I grow up. She not only writes well as she has the ability of making me interested in subjects I didn't find interesting to begin with. Having said that, I believe the space topic appeals to everyone and Roach was able to find all the bits I had never considered before. How can you hold a religious activity in space? What happens when you cannot change your underwear for two weeks? How mentally hard is it to live in a confined space with strangers 24/7? I learnt a lot and I am sure I'll re-read this book in the future. Roach also has an incredible capacity to make me laugh, so I am sorry about all the quotes from this book I have been pestering my friends with these past days.

Subjects

  • Space flight, physiological effect
  • Space biology
  • Manned space flight