Packing for Mars: the curious science of life in the void (Aug 2010)

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  • Author(s): Roach, Mary
  • Publisher:
    W. W. Norton
  • Document Type:
    Book
  • Physical Description:
    Illustration
  • Additional Information
    • Reading Level (Grade):
      9 10 11 12 Adult
    • Pages:
      336 p. :
    • Starred Reviews:
      Kirkus (June 15, 2010)
      Library Journal (July 1, 2010)
    • Reviews:
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    • Awards:
      Library Journal Best Books, 2010.
    • Subjects:
      Space biology; Space exploration; Astronautics; Space sciences; Gravity
    • Content Notes:
      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 up and down: the astronaut's secret misery --The cadaver in the space capsule: NASA visits the crash test lab --One furry step for mankind: the strange careers of Ham and Enos --Next gas 200,000 miles: planning a moon expedition is tough, but not as tough as planning a simulated one --Houston, we have a fungus: space hygiene and the men who stopped bathing for science --The horizontal stuff: what if you never got out of bed? --The three-dolphin club: mating without gravity --Withering heights: bailing out from space --Withering heights: bailing out from space --Separation anxiety: the continuing saga of zero-gravity elimination --Discomfort food: when veterinarians make dinner, and other tales of woe from aerospace test kitchens --Eating your pants: is Mars worth it?
    • ISBN:
      9780393068474
    • Publication Year:
      2010
    • Country of Publication:
      United States of America
    • Dewey Decimal Classification:
      571.0919
    • Library of Congress Control Number:
      2010017113
    • Accession Number:
      69463865