Packing for Mars : the curious science of life in the void / Mary Roach.
Packing for Mars : the curious science of life in the void / Mary Roach.
Packing for Mars : the curious science of life in the void / Mary Roach.
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2010.
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N571.0919/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
334 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
He's smart but his birds are sloppy: Japan picks an astronaut -- Life in a box: the perilous psychology of isolation and confinement -- Star crazy: can space blow your mind? -- You go first: the alarming prospect of life without gravity -- Unstowed: escaping gravity on board NASA's C-9 -- Throwing u...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. 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? Ho...
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Packing for Mars : the curious science of life in the void / Mary Roach.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-334).
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c2010.
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N571.0919/1
Record Identifier
74VKq0DlroR3
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ISBN
0393068471
9780393068474 (hardcover)
DDC
571.0919
MMS ID
991020391499702626
