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2010017113 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780393068474 (hardcover) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0393068471 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)449865377 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
571.0919 Roa |
| Item number |
11 |
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80413 |
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80412 |
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| Classification number |
571.0919 Roa |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Roach, Mary. frey50 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Packing for Mars : |
| Remainder of title |
the curious science of life in the void / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Mary Roach. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
W.W. Norton, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
334 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
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 -- 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? |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. 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. As the author discovers, it's possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA's new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), she takes us on a surreal entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Space biology |
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AJML |
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500 - 599 |
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571.0919 Roa |
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11 |