Bound by gravity and far from the void, there is a scattered reproduction of outer space. To prepare astronauts (and their equipment) for the alien environment off the planet, NASA has created many Earthbound simulations.Writer Mary Roach explores the world of the engineers, scientists and astronauts who prepare to send humans into space with her new book PACKING FOR MARS.
Roach talks about the college students who are paid not to bathe, the chimps who were rivals of the Mercury 7 and the unglamorous job of testing the zero-g toilet...
LISTEN: MARY ROACH - PACKING FOR MARS
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