Packing for Mars
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Packing for Mars

The Curious Science of Life in the Void

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eBook - ePub

Packing for Mars

The Curious Science of Life in the Void

About this book

"America's funniest science writer" ( Washington Post) explores the irresistibly strange universe of life without gravity in this New York Times bestseller.

The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. From the Space Shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA's new space capsule, Mary Roach takes us on the surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. ALSO BY MARY ROACH
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. CONTENTS
  7. Countdown
  8. 1 HE’S SMART BUT HIS BIRDS ARE SLOPPY
  9. 2 LIFE IN A BOX
  10. 3 STAR CRAZY
  11. 4 YOU GO FIRST
  12. 5 UNSTOWED
  13. 6 THROWING UP AND DOWN
  14. 7 THE CADAVER IN THE SPACE CAPSULE
  15. 8 ONE FURRY STEP FOR MANKIND
  16. 9 NEXT GAS: 200,000 MILES
  17. 10 HOUSTON, WE HAVE A FUNGUS
  18. 11 THE HORIZONTAL STUFF
  19. 12 THE THREE-DOLPHIN CLUB
  20. 13 WITHERING HEIGHTS
  21. 14 SEPARATION ANXIETY
  22. 15 DISCOMFORT FOOD
  23. 16 EATING YOUR PANTS
  24. Acknowledgments
  25. Time Line
  26. Bibliography