![]() ![]() It's the most likely way that we will have our first Mars mission in real life. The basic structure of the Mars program in the book is very similar to a plan called "Mars Direct" (though I made changes here and there). It's the story of an astronaut trying to survive after being accidentally left behind on Mars.Įxplain how the science in The Martian is true to life. In one sentence, tell us what your novel is all about. To a nerd like me, working out all the math and physics for Mark's problems and solutions was fun. ![]() Early on, I decided that I would be as scientifically accurate as possible. The more I worked on it, the more I realized I had accidentally spent my life researching for this story. At some point I came up with the idea of an astronaut stranded on Mars. I love reading up on current space research. Those interests allowed me to come up with the story in the first place. ![]() How did you incorporate these passions into your debut novel The Martian? You list space travel, orbital dynamics, relativistic physics, astronomy, and the history of manned spaceflight among your interests. ![]() So it seems you're a bit of a science geek. A Conversation with SpaceGeek and Science Fanatic, Andy Weir, author of The Martian ![]()
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