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I came across an answer saying that a copy of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was sent to space in Elon Musks roadster (in 2018).

Has the book been in space before that (maybe taken to the ISS by an astronaut)?

If yes, how many copies were up there in total?

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    $\begingroup$ I'm still waiting for a Babel Fish. Maybe Majikthise or Slartibartfast could help ;-) $\endgroup$ – Fred Sep 19 at 20:22
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    $\begingroup$ Signs point to yes: spaceflight101.com/iss/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2015/09/… $\endgroup$ – Organic Marble Sep 19 at 21:23
  • $\begingroup$ More general question that would be interesting is how many actual printed books (novels etc., not technical checklists and the like) have been to space in total. It seems very unlikely that this would have been done at all since the 90s, with E-book-viewing-capable devices being much lighter than paper (and/or needed anyway for other purposes – laptops), but on earlier Shuttle missions? $\endgroup$ – leftaroundabout Sep 21 at 11:01

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