Believing him to be dead, the rest of the crew returned to Hermes, leaving Watney behind on Mars with no way to communicate with the ship or with NASA. As the crew moved from the Hab to the MAV, the Hab satellite communications dish was blown through the air and its antenna punctured Watney’s EVA suit and cut into his side Watney passed out. This was due to a sandstorm with violent winds that threated to damage the MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle), which the crew needed to return to their ship, Hermes. Watney explains that, while the crew was supposed to spend a month on Mars, they were forced to abort the mission early. The Martian opens with the Sol 6 log entry of astronaut Mark Watney, who is the resident botanist and engineer on NASA’s Ares 3 mission to Mars.
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