Jean Jenkins asked Andy Weir:

The Martian contains quite a bit of believable technical information. Were you able to interview anyone from JPL for research and background? Or did you cull information from the internet? Well done, by the way!

Andy Weir I didn't have any contacts in aerospace before the book came out. See this question for info on my research process: https://www.goodreads.com/questions/2...

Do you think you would survive if left alone on Mars with the same equipment?

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