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“The Martian”

FADAF THAT!

  1. Commander Lewis makes two hard decisions in the beginning of the movie. The first to abort the mission and the second to leave Watney behind. Why do you think she did that? Do you agree with her? Why/Why not?explain
  1. What is the first crisis that Watney faces? What does he do?
  1. What are the potential problems that Watney talks about in his video log?

a

b

c

  1. What does Watney count? Why?
  1. How does he try to solve the food “problem” ?
  1. What is his next problem?
  1. What happens when he first tries to fix the “problem”?
  1. What does Mindy Park see?
  1. What conclusions do they draw (1 good, 1 bad)?
  1. What are the next two problems he faces (a andb)?
  1. He has a “heating problem.” What issues does his solution bring?
  1. How does Watney make contact with NASA?
  1. It takes 32 minutes for the signal to reach Earth and 32 minutes for it to get back to Mars. That’s 64 minutes round trip!

How would if your friend took over an hour to reply to your text?

14. What happens to his potato crops? Why?

15. How would you react if you just lost all your food?

16. What happens when they try to resupply Watney?Why?

17. What is the “Rich Purnell” maneuver and what does it mean to the Hermes crew?

18. Name 3 things that could happen to the crew of the Hermes if they go back to get Watney?

a.

b.

c.

19. What does Watney have to do to the MRV and why?

20. How does the Hermes adjust its velocity in order to be able to catch Watney?

21. What does Watney do in order to get close enough to the Hermes to be saved?

22. What advice does Mark Watney give to the new astronauts about surviving in space?

23. How does what he went through to get back home relate to your day to day life?

24. Would you travel into space given the chance? Be specific as to why or why not.