Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
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"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 Roach. (2011). Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mary Roach. 2011. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. W. W. Norton & Company, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mary Roach. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. W. W. Norton & Company, 2011.
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