NASA has finally decided to have his crew turn back and rescue Mark on Mars. They communicated with Mark that this was the new plan, and he has to use one of the HAB’s to launch into space, and the crew will catch him. It sounds like a crazy plan, but I think it just might work. The HAB that he is using to launch into space is really far away, so he has to plan for the trip. He’s been taking the rover out everyday and seeing how far he can make it on a certain amount of gas. Eventually, he figures out a way to make it to the HAB location with enough gas, food, and water. Once he launches into space, the crew manages to catch him, but not without some issues. The tether wasn’t quite long enough to catch Mark, so Mark has to puncture a hole in his glove to project himself closer to the person catching him. He was basically floating out in space, and all he had to get him closer to the ship was the air coming out of his space suit. This may sound like a bad plan, but it was the only option Mark had, so he had to make it work. And that's exactly what he did. Infact, the glove nearly propelled him to far, but luckily the person catching him caught him before he flew right past her. That was basically how the book ended, and a few years after Mark landed back on earth he started teaching young astronauts about space, mars, and how to avoid situations like this. I think if the book had a sequel, it would talk about some of Marks students actually going to space, and a similar situation happens to them, but something slightly different so it’s not to repetitive. Maybe the new younger crew has an issue with their ship, and their just floating off into space instead of being stuck on Mars like Mark. It would be an interesting sequel because at least the students would have been taught what to do in situations like this. Another thing that could happen is the ship loses all connections to NASA, and the ship stops working entirely. The crew will be able to fix the oxygenator though so they are able to take their suits off and not die. I would definitely recommend this to a friend or anyone else who wants to read a slightly sci-fi, slightly non fiction book that is also pretty funny. I really enjoyed it and I’m sure other people who haven’t read it will too.
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Noah Godina
3/7/2018 10:49:09 am
Really like your book. I saw the movie and I really liked it. Really enjoyed reading all your blogs. I did not really spot any differences between the two. I am know more interested in reading this book
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