![]() ![]() After World War II, the first test flights using used rhesus monkeys. After having read this book, and knowing how space travel affects the human body and its bodily functions, would you, if given a chance, want to go into space? Of all the problems/issues Roach describes-biological, social, psychological-which would be the hardest for you?ĥ. What is the most difficult challenge for long-term manned (or womanned) space travel?Ĥ. Talk about the toll that zero gravity has on humans-biologically and psychologically. Does this book's irreverent look at space travel deflate your balloon-reverence you may have felt for the men and women who don space suits and enter the zone of zero gravity? Does the book bring astronauts back down to earth a bit too precipitously for your taste? In other words, has Mary Roach made human space travel a noble endeavor.or an absurd one?ģ. Most reviewers have talked about the humor in Mary Roach's book, a number using the word "hilarious." What do you find particularly funny in Packing for Mars? Does her humor enhance her narrative.or, as one lonely reader thought, become tiresome and distracting?Ģ. ![]()
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