![]() ![]() Roach: Well, it could be crumbs, it could be dandruff, it could be escapees. Steve: When you say it's floating, what's it? ![]() Yeah, yeah, it's floating everywhere, too. Gemini 7, like I was talking about out there, restricted hygiene mission. And I know, because I found those papers from the space cabin simulator studies, where they brought in the students, and they didn't let them bathe for weeks and weeks and weeks, which is similar. ![]() And they're shaved, they look all together." It's nothing like that in space, right? Steve: And even before reading your book, I remember thinking "That space station there, that ship they're on, it's so clean. Steve: Just coincidentally, couple of weeks ago, I watched 2001. After her session with an audience, which you heard in part 1, Mary and I found a quiet corner of the Upper West Side Barnes and Noble and discussed further how bad it is to be in space. Steve: Welcome back for part 2 of the Science Talk podcast with Mary Roach, author of the new book, Packing for Mars. Web sites related to content of this podcast include Podcast Transcription Podcast host Steve Mirsky (pictured) talks with author Mary Roach about her new book Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. ![]()
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