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For those interested in a technically detailed fictional account of a rescue mission to Mars, read The Martian by Andy Weir. It raises some of the same feelings
by sxcurry 13y ago
For those interested in a technically detailed fictional account of a rescue mission to Mars, read The Martian by Andy Weir. It raises some of the same feelings as this article.
- eudox 13y agoFor those interested in a pretty ok movie, Marooned (1969) is about the rescue of astronauts unable to de-orbit after spending months in a space station.
- dandrews 13y agoSorry to disagree, but the movie is kind of meh. Read Marty Caidin's book instead. It's hard to put down, and contains a nice section concerning Jim Pruett's finishing school that makes you want to become a pilot yourself.
- Shorel 13y agoWhy not both? I find easier to imagine the characters in a book if I have seen someone portraying them before. Actually, the full movie is not necessary, a trailer will do.
- rkuykendall-com 13y agoNote: This is the same Andy Weir who wrote the short story "The Egg" [1] which is often posted to Hacker News [2,3]. [1] http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1489497 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1489497 (1331 days ago) [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7203095 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7203095 (17 days ago)
- DanHulton 13y agoI'm actually reading it right now, and it's kind of eerie reading the things discussed in the article at the same time as the main character in the book is considering them.