CONTENTS
1 HE’S SMART BUT HIS BIRDS ARE SLOPPY
Japan Picks an Astronaut
The Perilous Psychology of Isolation and Confinement
Can Space Blow Your Mind?
The Alarming Prospect of Life Without Gravity
Escaping Gravity on Board NASA’s C-9
The Astronaut’s Secret Misery
7 THE CADAVER IN THE SPACE CAPSULE
NASA Visits the Crash Test Lab
The Strange Careers of Ham and Enos
Planning a Moon Expedition Is Tough, but Not as Tough as Planning a Simulated One
Space Hygiene and the Men Who Stopped Bathing for Science
What If You Never Got Out of Bed?
Mating Without Gravity
Bailing Out from Space
The Continuing Saga of Zero-Gravity Elimination
When Veterinarians Make Dinner, and Other Tales of Woe from Aerospace Test Kitchens
Is Mars Worth It?