Quotes by Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

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As when astronaut Mike Mulhane was asked by a NASA psychiatrist what epitaph he'd like to have on his gravestone, Mulhan — Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Gravity disappears again, and we rise up off the floor like spooks from a grave. It's like the Rapture in here every thi — Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
The human organism is built for tension and relaxation, work and sleep. The principle of life is rhythm. — Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Every mode of travel has its signature mental aberration. — Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Borman's dumping urine. Urine [in] approximately one minute." Two lines further along, we see Lovell saying, "What a sig — Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
To the rocket scientist, you are a problem. You are the most irritating piece of machinery he or she will ever have to d — Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
No one goes out to play anymore. Simulation is becoming reality. — Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void