Best-selling author Mary Roach discusses her book Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void.
About the book: This NY Times bestseller takes a close look at the reality of traveling to Mars and who would really want to do it. 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? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations - making it 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), Packing for Mars takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth.
This is a free event sponsored by The Friends of the Lafayette Library & Learning Center. No registration required.
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