Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void - Couverture souple

Roach, Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393339912 ISBN 13 : 9780393339918

Editeur : W W Norton & Co Inc, 2011

Synopsis

312 pages

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Space is devoid of the stuff humans need to live: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? What happens when you can't walk for a year? Is sex any fun in zero gravity? What's it like being cooped up in a metal box with a few people for months at a time? As Mary Roach discovers, it's possible to explore space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a 17,000 mile-per-hour crash test of NASA's space capsule (cadaver stepping in), she takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of living in space.

Revue de presse

'An often hilarious, sometimes queasy-making catalog of the strange stuff devised to permit people to survive in an environment for which their bodies are stupendously unsuited... Wonderfully slapstick.' --New York Times Book Review

'[A] truly funny look at the majestic aspects of the space program... Supremely accessible.' --Entertainment Weekly

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393339912
• ISBN 13: 9780393339918
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 334
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible