Packing for Mars : (Record no. 5356)
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| fixed length control field | 01565nam a2200169 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 6352 |
| 020 00 - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781851688234 |
| 100 00 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Roach, Mary. |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Packing for Mars : |
| Remainder of title | the curious science of life in space / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Mary Roach. |
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| 260 00 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London ; |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford : Oneworld, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 300 00 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii, 293 pages ; 21 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The author 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 surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Space flight -- Psychological aspects. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Astronauts -- Training of |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Manned space flight -- Popular works |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Serial Enumeration / chronology | Inventory number | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Main TEST | RTC Library | RTC Library | Main opac | 27/11/2018 | 10045 | 3 | 612.014 ROA | 30010159 | 01/04/2021 | 17/03/2021 | 27/11/2018 | Main |