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Was a supercomputer really needed in "The Martian"?

In "The Martian", Rich Parnell uses a supercomputer to calculate a life saving slingshot trajectory that allows Watney to be saved. The entire film is renowned

Pathfinder in "The Martian" split images?

In the movie "The martian" (2015), Mark sends an image to the JPL team asking Are you receiving me? Yes No. The JPL team then received multiple images that are

Colonizing Mars with Crops

In The Martian, after Mark Watney reestablishes contact with Earth, he says this: I’ve gotten e-mail from rock stars, athletes, actors and actresses, and

What is the programming language seen in The Martian?

In the "systems shutdown" scene in The Martian, they show some code. Is that a real programming language (best guess Haskell) or just some hacking-movie-fake-co

In "The Martian", why did they catch the probe?

In "The Martian", why did they need to catch the probe after they already changed the plan to not support Mark with food, but pick him up from the orbit. Did th