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Space travel sounds glamorous until you remember: astronauts have to pee in zero gravity, deal with constipation, and survive months stuck in a tin can orbiting Earth. Mary Roach doesn’t sugarcoat the cosmic glamour; she dives headfirst into the weird, awkward, and downright human stuff that space agencies rarely brag about.
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Ever wonder what astronauts actually do with their bodily functions when gravity decides to take a vacation? Or how the human body copes with being cooped up in a tin can hurtling through space? Mary Roach’s "Packing for Mars" spills the cosmic beans on the weird, uncomfortable, and downright hilarious realities of life beyond Earth. Spoiler: it’s not all floating around in zero-G looking cool.
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