by Mary Roach · Oneworld Classics Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9781851689026
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«Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in Space» is the popular science essay by Mary Roach, published by Oneworld Classics Ltd in hardback.
Mary Roach analyses the effects of space on the body and mind, drawing on experiments and simulations by space agencies. With humour and rigour, she addresses the most unusual questions of life on a spacecraft: eating, sleeping, hygiene or confinement, and what preparing a trip to Mars entails.
The book was originally published in 2010 and this hardback edition is from 2012. It was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award in the non-fiction category.
Recommended for those curious about space exploration and readers of popular science who appreciate a light-hearted tone.
Mary Roach is an American author specializing in popular science and humor. She has published eight New York Times bestsellers: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2010), Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2013), Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2016), Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (2021), and Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy (2025).
