Book Report Assignment

1.

Read Ch. 3 of Packing for Mars, “Star Crazy: Can Space Blow Your Mind?” Select THREE of the following terms to define and discuss:

• Definition is a quote from the book, beginning with a signal phrase naming the author and ending with a page citation;
• Discussion is your own reaction to the idea. Assume you are the astronaut undergoing or experiencing the effect. How well might you deal with it? Don’t use “you” or “I” or “me.” Keep everything in third person. A complete discussion is 3-4 sentences.
• Number and separate each section.

Select from these terms:

• earth out of view phenomenon
• space euphoria
• breakaway effect
• EVA height vertigo
• astrophobia
• rapture of the deep

2

Read Ch. 4 in Packing for Mars, “You Go First: The Alarming Prospect of Life without Gravity.”

1. Provide a quote, beginning with a signal phrase naming the author and ending with a page citation, that best explains the role of gravity. Restate the quote in one broad, short sentence. Discuss your impressions of the information in the quote for 3-4 short sentences.
2. Provide a quote, beginning with a signal phrase naming the author and ending with a page citation, that best explains the Albert Project. Restate the quote in one broad, short sentence. Discuss your impressions of the Albert Project. Was it ethical? Was it useful? Did it further our knowledge of living beings in space? Discussion is 3-8 sentences in length.