the martian - How was the crew of the Ares 3 able to successfully …
Oct 7, 2015 · Judging by the latitude of Ares 3 landing site it is not less than 31.380 degrees (equatorial). We can safely assume that it is not greater than 32 degrees (give or take several …
In Andy Weir's "The Martian", is the Ares 3 crew joking about …
Sep 8, 2015 · The Ares 3 crew were absolutely serious. As far as NASA was concerned, the crew was already beyond the pale as they committed to the return trip by completing the return to …
Why did Teddy Sanders say Ares IV would launch in 5 years?
Every other reference I have been able to find says that Ares 4 would be four years after Ares 3. Given the recent 'death' of Watney, Sanders would presumably be up-to-date on the Ares …
How were the Ares III crew expected to get from Hermes to Earth?
Jan 30, 2016 · In the book, the Hermes is intended to be serviced in Earth orbit and reused for Ares IV, so there is an indication of infrastructure existing to handle that - no need to haul their …
the martian - Is there a canonical reason the Ares 4 landing site is …
Oct 16, 2015 · The crew of the Ares 3 were tasked with remote-landing the MAV for the Ares 4 mission. Placing the two sites relatively close may have made this easier (due to improved …
Why didn't Watney just go to the MAV IV, use the three years of ...
Jun 15, 2016 · By Sol 7 he is already thinking of Ares 4: There'll be humans back on Mars in about four years when Ares 4 arrives (assuming they didn't cancel the program in the wake of …
Why didn't the Ares III crew in the film "The Martian" simply wait …
Oct 11, 2015 · But that wouldn't have been as dramatic.The big windows on the Ares III also seemed a bit silly & made the ship look like a 5 star hotel. – RobertF Commented Nov 2, 2015 …
The Martian: How did they get there?
Oct 19, 2016 · Naturally, they didn’t send us to Mars until they’d confirmed that all the supplies had made it to the surface and their containers weren’t breached. Start to finish, including …
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Mar 13, 2020 · MARK WATNEY: Every Ares mission requires three years of pre-supplies. So NASA decided a long time ago it's a lot easier... to send some of the stuff beforehand rather …
Why didn't Hermes drop the supply probe on Mars?
Option (c): send the Hermes on a fly-by trajectory to Earth for gravity assist to a fly-by trajectory to Mars, hoping that b-1) the resupply from the Taiyang Shen is successful, b-3) the Hermes can …