Packing for mars the curious science of life in the void is a nonfiction work by science author mary roach published in august 2010 packing for mars was recognized in amazons best books of that month it quickly became a 6 new york times bestseller 1 and it was chosen as the book of the year for the 7th annual one city one book san francisco reads literary event program. Mary roach is the author of the new york times bestsellers stiff the curious lives of human cadavers gulp adventures on the alimentary canal packing for mars the curious science of life in the void and bonk the curious coupling of science and sex her most recent book grunt the curious science of humans at war is out in june 2016. Hwhap episode 160 chel stromgren chief scientist of binera inc and part of nasas mars integration group lays out the complexities and the innovative strategies needed to pack for a human mission to mars on this fifth episode of our mars monthly series hwhap episode 160 ep 160 packing for mars nasa. Mary roach is the author of grunt the curious science of humans at war packing for mars the curious science of life in the void bonk the curious coupling of science and sex spook science tackles the afterlife and stiff the curious lives of human cadavers her writing has appeared in outside wired national geographic and the new york times magazine among others