A Decade After the Release of 'The Martian,' a Planetary Scientist Checks in on Real-Life Mars Exploration

A decade after the release of 'The Martian,' a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration

Andy Weir's bestselling story "The Martian" predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected return-to-Earth flight systems and collaborated with the China National Space Administration. We are now 10 years past the Hollywood adaptation's 2015 release and 10 years shy of its fictional timeline. At this midpoint, Mars exploration looks a bit different than how it was portrayed in "The Martian," with both more disc…

A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade out from the world it envisions, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration

'The Martian' protagonist Mark Watney contemplates his ordeal. 20th Century FoxAndy Weir’s bestselling story “The Martian” predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected return-to-Earth flight systems and collaborated with the China National Space Administration. We are now 10 years past the Hollywood adaptation’s 2015 release and 10 years shy of its fictional timeline. At this midpoint, Mars exploration looks …

A decade after the release of,‘The Martian’ and a decade out from the world it envisions, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration

NASA hasn’t landed humans on Mars yet. But thanks to robotic missions, scientists now know more about the planet’s surface than they did when the movie was released.

The success story of Andy Weir "The Martian" predicts that by 2035, NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected back-to-earth flight systems and collaborated with the China National Space Administration. We now have 10 years after the release of Hollywood Adaptation in 2015 [...]

Artistic printing of Mars Express in orbit on Mars – ESA The Mars Express of the European Space Agency (ESA), which has been in orbit around Mars since 25 December 2003, has just received a software update that, if everything goes as planned, should add about ten years to its service life. What this update does is to minimize the use of on-board gyroscopes to increase its duration. The estimated wear in the new mode of operation, along with esti…