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Panel Discussion: NASA Journey to Mars and “The Martian”

Panel discussion of "The Martian" at JPL in August 2015.
Project Manager for the Mars Exploration Rover mission at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) John Callas, left, Author of “The Mart

Project Manager for the Mars Exploration Rover mission at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) John Callas, left, Author of “The Martian” Andy Weir, and NASA Astronaut Drew Feustel, participate in JPL employee panel discussion about NASA’s journey to Mars and the film, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at JPL in Pasadena, California. NASA scientists and engineers served as technical consultants on the film. The movie portrays a realistic view of the climate and topography of Mars, based on NASA data, and some of the challenges NASA faces as we prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet in the 2030s.