“MAV to Hermes.” “Watney!?” came the reply. “Affirmative. That you, Commander?” Watney said. “Affirmative. What’s your status?” “I’m on a ship with no control panel,” he said. “That’s as much as I can tell you.” “How do you feel?” “My chest hurts. I think I broke a rib. How are you?” “We’re working on getting you,” Lewis said. “There was a complication in the launch.”
