The Martian

<p>This week we're talking about the scientific extravaganza that is The Martian (2015)!</p><br><p>From dust storms and martian crops to admin drama, testing fails and gravity assists. There is so much in this movie, so much! Freda tries out a Russian accent, Abi reveals a potato based grudge and we check in on our Benedict Wong movies count. </p><br><p><em>"Calculations Correct"</em></p><br><p>References, resources and tidbits:</p><p>First things first - The Martian, book by Andy Weir - Read It!!</p><p>Some articles on the science of the movie:</p><ul><li>What The Martian Gets Right About Science - <a href="https://time.com/4055413/martian-movie-review-science-accuracy-matt-damon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Time Magazine</a></li><li>How scientifically accurate is The Martian? - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/06/how-scientifically-accurate-is-the-martian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian</a></li></ul><p>Do you want to know how much Matt Damon would cost us?</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.quora.com/How-much-money-has-been-spent-attempting-to-bring-Matt-Damon-back-from-distant-places" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quora</a> post about the finances of getting Matt Damon home. </li></ul><p>Real life connections:</p><ul><li>What cased the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster? - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150130-what-caused-the-columbia-disaster" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC Future</a></li><li>The maths that made Voyager possible - Michael Minovitch and gravity assist - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20033940" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC</a></li><li>An Examination of 'The Martian' Trajectory by Laura Burke of NASA Glenn Research Centre - <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328744143_An_Examination_of_The_Martian_Trajectory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ResearchGate</a></li></ul><p>NASA Spam - if you want to nerd out about space travel and Mars plans: