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Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars - Space, Exploration and Life on Earth (Hardcover)
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Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars - Space, Exploration and Life on Earth (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 3 670
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'Filled with wonderment and awe ... Greene's eloquent memoir is
equal parts escape and comfort.' Publishers Weekly A powerful
reflection on life in isolation, in pursuit of the dream of Mars.
In 2013 Kate Greene moved to Mars. On NASA's first HI-SEAS
simulated Mars mission in Hawaii, she lived for four months in an
isolated geodesic dome with her crewmates, gaining incredible
insight into human behaviour in tight quarters, as well as the
nature of boredom, dreams and isolation that arise amidst the
promise of scientific progress and glory. Greene draws on her
experience to contemplate what makes an astronaut, the challenges
of freeze-dried eggs and time-lagged correspondence, the cost of
shooting for a Planet B. The result is a story of space and life,
of the slippage between dreams and reality, of bodies in space, and
of humanity's incredible impulse to explore. From trying out life
on Mars, Greene examines what it is to live on Earth. 'In her
thoughtful, well-written account of the mission, Greene reflects on
what this and other space missions can teach us about ourselves and
life on Earth.' Physics Today
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