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Mary Roach is an American author known for her in-depth exploration of science and technology. Her works are characterized by their humorous and accessible presentation of complex concepts, covering topics such as space exploration, medicine, death, and religion. Roach's books have received high praise from both academic and general readers.

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“Weightlessness is like heroin, or how I imagine heroin must be. You try it once, and when it's over, all you can think about is how much you want to do it again. But apparently the thrill wears off.”

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Book:Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

Source: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

“In retrospect, it was silly to think that the experience of traveling in space could be approximated by a repurposed walk-in freezer. To find out what would happen to a man alone in the cosmos, at some point you just had to lob one up there.”

Space Space Travel Astronauts The Final Frontier

Book:Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

Source: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

“If you could really guarantee that the money would be spent on something more worthwhile, I'd say, absolutely, scrap the space program, but it never works that way.”

Ifs Way Would Be Space Program Guarantees Worthwhile Scrap Guarantees That Space Program

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“The suffix 'naut' comes from the Greek and Latin words for ships and sailing. Astronaut suggests 'a sailor in space.' Chimponaut suggests 'a chimpanzee in sailor pants'.”

Space Ships Greek Latin Pants Sailing Astronaut Sailor Chimpanzees

Book:Packing for Mars

Source: Packing for Mars

“I would have sold my wife and children into slavery for a ride into space.”

Children Space Wife Slavery My Wife

Book:Packing for Mars

Source: Packing for Mars

“NASA might do well to adopt the Red Bull approach to branding and astronautics. Suddenly the man in the spacesuit is not an underpaid civil servant; he's the ultimate extreme athlete. Red Bull knows how to make space hip.”

Source: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

“Space doesn't just encompass the sublime and the ridiculous. It erases the line between.”

Lines Space Ridiculous Sublime Erase

Book:Packing for Mars

Source: Packing for Mars

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Born: March 20, 1959
Known for: Author
Quotes: 106

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human CadaversRelated source material

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary CanalRelated source material

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Spook: Science Tackles the AfterlifeRelated source material

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