Packing for Mars
The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Published on 25. April 2025
335 pages
978-0-393-07910-4 (ISBN)
Description
"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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Mary Roachis the author of seven best-selling works of nonfiction, including
Grunt,
Stiff, and, most recently,
Fuzz. Her writing has appeared in
National Geographic and the
New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in California.
Content
- Intro
- ALSO BY MARY ROACH
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- Countdown
- 1 HE'S SMART BUT HIS BIRDS ARE SLOPPY
- 2 LIFE IN A BOX
- 3 STAR CRAZY
- 4 YOU GO FIRST
- 5 UNSTOWED
- 6 THROWING UP AND DOWN
- 7 THE CADAVER IN THE SPACE CAPSULE
- 8 ONE FURRY STEP FOR MANKIND
- 9 NEXT GAS: 200,000 MILES
- 10 HOUSTON, WE HAVE A FUNGUS
- 11 THE HORIZONTAL STUFF
- 12 THE THREE-DOLPHIN CLUB
- 13 WITHERING HEIGHTS
- 14 SEPARATION ANXIETY
- 15 DISCOMFORT FOOD
- 16 EATING YOUR PANTS
- Acknowledgments
- Time Line
- Bibliography
