![]() ![]() Mary Roach (born March 20, 1959), is an American author, specializing in science and humor. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. ![]() From the space shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA?s new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), Roach takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth. As Mary Roach discovers, it?s possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can?t walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible for the human body to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles per hour? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations. ![]() Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. ![]()
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