I saw the future in my viewing of Ridley Scott’s “The Martian,” an entertaining, exciting and thought-provoking science “fiction” film. The challenge ahead is to transform that fiction into fact. In my mind, there’s another comforting and compelling fact about “The Martian.” It is not a...
When Matt Damon is rescued from Mars in this fall’s sci-fi blockbuster, “The Martian,” an assist from the Chinese space program is critical to getting the American home. The plot twist is heart-warming -- not to mention about as far-fetched as a large-scale manned Mars...
The story behind the story of the hit-book "The Martian" could almost be a book all of its own. TODAY's Erica Hill sat down with the book's author Andy Weir to talk about how "The Martian" came to be....
Buzz Aldrin lives, eats and breathes all things Mars. As a vital advocate for the quest to reach the frontier of space, Buzz has a vision – a vision for not only traveling Mars, but inhabiting it as well. The future of space...