Sebastian Maurino
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Andy Weir:
Did you have a contact at NASA to check your science while writing the book?
Andy Weir
No, I didn't have any contacts in aerospace before the book came out. It was just tons and tons of research and math.
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Michael Samuelson
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Andy Weir:
I'm a coach on my daughter's FTC Robotics team. It's an opportunity to share a love of engineering with future engineers in high school. I want to buy each kid on the team a copy of The Martian, as Mark Watney embodies the never-despair, every-problem-has-a-solution spirit the best engineers possess. Alas, the language prevents that. Any chance of a ****ed release? The Martian is too good not to share.
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