Packing for Mars

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.

About the author

Mary Roach is 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.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Roach, Roach Mary
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9781324036050
• ISBN: 978-1-324-03605-0
• No. of pages: 334
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 207 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, Anatomy, Astrophysics, PHYSIOLOGY, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, MEDICAL / Anatomy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, MEDICAL / Physiology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Reportage & collected journalism, Biology, life sciences, Space Science, Aerospace & aviation technology, SCIENCE / Space Science / General, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Media, Information & Communication Industries, Aerospace and aviation technology