![]() ![]() But when you go down, you weigh twice as much, so you can't lift your head. We would float for 20 seconds per parabola we did it 32 times. I went up with a group of university students and everyone was laughing, except for the ones who were throwing up. That whole world had not really been explored.Ī: The sensation of not having weight is amazing - it's not like flying or paragliding, it's like just floating there. Astronauts are some of the smartest, most accomplished people, and they have to literally go back to childhood and re-learn how to walk, move, eat and go to the bathroom. ![]() So there's this elaborate world of simulated space on Earth where all your body functions have to be rehearsed. At zero gravity, nothing works in space like it does here. What drew you to write about space travel?Ī: My books are about the human body in strange circumstances. ![]() Q: You've written about cadavers, the soul and sex. ![]()
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