How long does it take to read Packing for Mars?
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach takes about 6 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 7 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 334 pages, about 91,850 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Space is devoid of the stuff humans need to live: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? What happens when you can't walk for a year? Is sex any fun in zero gravity? As Mary Roach discovers, it's possible to explore space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a 17,000-mile-per-hour crash test of NASA's space capsule, she takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of living in space.
Subjects: Popular works, Space biology, Manned space flight, Training of, Astronauts, Space flight, physiological effect
