Glendale Tech Week: The Science of “The Martian” @ MGN Five Star Cinema

The bestselling book and blockbuster film The Martian takes the work NASA’s Mars exploration and extends it into fiction set in the 2030s, when NASA astronauts are regularly traveling to Mars and living on the surface. NASA collaborated on this film with 20th Century Fox Entertainment, providing guidance on production design and supplying technical consultants. One of those consults includes Dr. Jim Green, Director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division. Please join us to hear Dr. Green describe his experience as an advisor to the film and how the science depicted relates to our understanding of conditions on Mars.