A review by marfbody
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach

3.0

Book of highly readable background info about prepping for space travel, including space suits, chimps, Russians, right stuff, Arctic missions -- which sounds sort of dry, but written in a humorous way with lots of fascinating tidbits about eating - breathing - cleaning - pooping in space ... nothing you've ever thought about, but there is a whole lot of research behind the science of voiding in space. Several passages are not only gross, but laugh out loud funny. Recommended.