Martian Compare And Contrast

NASA is panning to complete a man-based mission to Mars in the future due to the similarities is has with Earth. There is evidence, that in the past Mars had surface water and possible some sort of life form. In order to complete a man based mission to Mars, NASA has begun taking the many different steps in order to complete a successful mission. NASA has a three Phase Journey they have come up with in order to get to Mars.

The Martian was shot by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation along with Scott Free Productions. Both these production corporations consulted NASA in order to get aspects of space and space travel, to make the film more accurate. The film stars Matt Damon as the main character playing Mark Watney, and because most of Matt’s scenes are shot solo he actually did not

The people that go to mars are risking their lives they can die of many things, including lack of oxygen and sickness. There is no atmosphere on Mars so therefore there is no oxygen which all humans need. The people will try to make an atmosphere by planting plants which let off oxygen, which could easily fail. Some

Have you ever read a book and watched the movie of it after and had that moment when

One large project that is being pursued is colonizing mars with a human population. This will mold the future and newer generations. It can make us question the future and what lies ahead. It has been said that it will take no more than 50 years to fulfill the colonization of mars.

For over the past century, Mars has seen the spotlight countless times in popular media. War of the World's, published in 1898 by H.G. Wells, was a science fiction novel based on a Martian Invasion. The novel has been continually published since its creation and not only inspired countless inventions, such as the multi stage rocket and the liquid fueled rocket, but also brought the thought of Mars in to the imaginations of the public. Ever since, the world has continually pushed towards Mars with technological advances in aerospace engineering and space exploration. The space race between the United States and the U.S.S.R. started a space craze among the public in both countries.

Change is something unavoidable but needed to adapt to one's surroundings. In The Martian Chronicles, It is said “But one day Earth will be as Mars is today. This will sober us. It's an object lesson in civilizations.” ("—And the Moon Be Still as Bright," 81).

"'The Martian' Shows 9 Ways NASA Tech Is Headed to Mars." Space.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.

On the surface, The Martian is a sci-fi drama about an astronaut stranded on Mars. Mark Watney was assumed dead during an extreme sand storm after sustaining life threatening injuries and damage to his space suit. The rest of the crew evacuated back to Earth, leaving Mark. However, he is able to repair his suit and return to the base, where he begins a series of scientific excursions to keep himself alive for the four or so years until the next Mars expedition, which is his only hope of rescue. Mark learns to grow potatoes in his new home, he creates water from scratch, and rebuilds various space ship equipment. This all sounds ridiculous and unrealistic, but entertaining. Since it is a science fiction novel, none of that is surprising. What

As Spender points out, “that means they don't understand their own role in the environment”(Bloom). Moreover, The Martian Chronicles makes it clear that American built technology won't last either on Mars or on the

This article sheds light on the difficult task of creating a Martian landscape on this planet with an intense focus on realism. And it is this focus on scientific realism that, according to Betz, many NASA scientists believe will help make the prospect of humans traveling to mars – for real – within the scope of possibility. This public belief and support will be essential to human’s eventual travel to and exploration of Mars. Betz explains that the success – or failure – of The Martian as a film is primarily Ridley Scott’s responsibility, and it is Scott’s attention to detail which may be the most important aspect of his aesthetic, and according to Betz, nearly every aspect of The Martian has been checked by NASA to assure scientific accuracy, including the space suit which Betz developed with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum; Betz describes it as “comfortable” and “sexy.” This article contributes to my research because it discusses the ways in which scientists were actively involved in the film’s production as well as the incredible lengths that were taken to follow through with scientific

The Martian Mark Watney in the novel and in the movie Adapting successful books into movies can be rather difficult, as most movies don't always succeed in staying true to the original text. However, there are some movies that manage to stay true to the book, as well as add some of its own elements, making the movie appealing to all audiences, and very interesting to watch. Such an example is the 2015 movie The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon as the protagonist. The movie is based on Andy Weir's book of the same name.

Apollo 13 directed by Ron Howard is a movie based on a true story following the events of the “successful failure” of NASA’s third lunar landing mission in 1970. Apollo 13 follows three astronauts on their mission to the moon where a faulty in the equipment trigger an explosion in the oxygen tank, they find themselves struggling for survival with the limited fuel and resources. Quite like the story, The Martian directed by Ridley Scott focuses on the protagonist, Mark Watney, survival on Mars set in the year 2035. During an evacuation from Mars, he was impaled by a loose antenna leaving him behind on Mars while the other crew fled. Mark Watney struggle for his survival on Mars with limited resources, where he has to try and survive until NASA sends their next manned mission to Mars in around four years.

The Martian, written by Anthony Weir in 2011, is about a botanist turned astronaut named Mark Watney. It is set in November 2035 and is the third mission of the 2030’s that NASA has sent astronauts up to Mars. The story really starts when a giant storm sweeps through Mars and Watney is hit by a pole that fell down and is knocked away from the rest of the crew. They search for him but can’t find him and are forced to launch from Mars, under the assumption that Watney is dead. A few hours later, however, he awakens and discovers that he is now alone on Mars and is forced to figure out how to survive until he can be rescued. He grows a garden for himself using human waste and learns how to correctly ration food. He creates water by dangerously converting rocket fuel and other chemicals and he figures out a way to communicate with NASA that he is still alive. NASA comes up with a way to safely rescue him by changing the direction of the returning crew. At the end of the movie, he is returned safely to Earth. It was made into a film a few years later, directed by Ridley Scott, and hit theaters in October 2015. It is said to be one of the most scientifically accurate movies of all time. Despite this, there are a few mistakes.

The weight of those supplies affects the efficiency of a launch. It is too heavy for the spacecraft to take off and overcome the gravitational pull of the Earth to get into space. We know that astronauts traveling to Mars would not be able to stay for a couple days or weeks like the Apollo space mission. Rather, the Martian astronauts will need to remain in space at least one to three years during the mission (NASA 2012). If we spend more than nine months in space, we have to build a shelter which can protect the astronauts from being exposure to radiation risk from the Sun (NASA N.d.a). Therefore, we need to have good shielding, such as water and cement, but they are very heavy. Additionally, the astronauts have to bring food, drinking water, air, clothes, medical supplies, and other things that they need for the mission. All of these things added up together will take about three million pounds. That is infeasible for them to make it all at once because a spacecraft just only lift fifty thousand pounds against the Earth’s gravity into space. So, they have to make sixty launches for their supplies to be on Mars. It takes a longer time and costs a lot of money (NASA N.d.a).