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Matthew
Matthew asked Andy Weir:

What kind of research went into the book before you wrote it? Was there any particular inspiration for the story?

Andy Weir See this question for info on research: https://www.goodreads.com/questions/2...

I would say the main inspiration was "Apollo 13".
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