The real Mars lander in ‘The Martian’

(Before It's News)

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The new Ridley Scott film “The Martian” features NASA logos, NASA-inspired spaceships and NASA facilities all shown as how they might look in 2035. A historic spacecraft however, also appears in more than just a cameo. To fact check the film’s replica of the real Mars lander, collectSPACE asked the mission’s leaders to explain how their probe worked.

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