His philosophy is to 'work the problem', solving each challenge in turn as it confronts him. He must rely on his own resourcefulness to survive. His injury proves relatively minor, but with no long-range radio, he cannot communicate with anyone. As the MAV teeters dangerously, mission commander Melissa Lewis has no choice but to take off without completing the search for Watney. He is flung out of sight by the wind and presumed dead.

During the hurried evacuation, an antenna tears loose and impales astronaut Mark Watney, a botanist and engineer, also disabling his spacesuit radio. After only six sols, an intense dust and wind storm threatens to topple their Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), which would trap them on the planet. In the year 2035, the crew of NASA's Ares 3 mission have arrived at Acidalia Planitia for a planned month-long stay on Mars. Ī film adaptation, The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, was released in October 2015. The story follows an American astronaut, Mark Watney, as he becomes stranded alone on Mars in 2035 and must improvise in order to survive. In 2014, the book was re-released after Crown Publishing Group purchased the exclusive publishing rights. The book was originally self-published on Weir's blog, in a serialized format.

The Martian is a 2011 science fiction debut novel written by Andy Weir.

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