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"I couldn't do that, I'd just die." And that's the entire point of the film: you are so much more than you think you are. So yes, you could do surgery on yourself. Yes, you could figure out how to stay alive. So whatever is kicking your ass in life, yeah, you can figure out a solution. You just have to "science the shit out of it." One step at a time.
@@shirleydurr411 I get that, I really do. But that's when--as Watney says--you do the math. The needle's not the problem, the hole in your abdomen is. So what needs to be done? How can we do this without needles? Does the wound stapler set off the same issues? Can you pack the wound with antibiotic instead of injecting it? We're kinda smart animals, and if we are trained/have trained ourselves to think, we can do amazing things: parent better. Garden better. Design society better. My faith is in this ability within all of us to keep moving towards better.
In the movie, when they're explaining the reference to the council of Elrond, the PR woman says half-jokingly to the nerdy scientist types "I hope you all die." In the book she says "I bet none of you got laid in high school."
Together with Sojourner, the little-rover-that-could, which we see in the movie, and which caused a real sensation in the public eye during its mission, even though it didn't go very far. It was the proof of concept for the massive rovers we have deployed on Mars since (Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, etc).
@@AlanCanon2222 Originally the rovers were scale models for big vehicles they were going to send to mars (similar to the rover Watney drives in the movie), and then they realized that if they sent along a base station to relay the signal, they could just send the little ones and it would be way easier to get them there.
Great film! I've seen it more times than I can count and I still love every minute of it. I knew you would love this before even watching the reaction. I appreciate that the whole plot of the film is smart people solving problems to rescue a guy stuck on Mars. While there are a few instances of them taking some liberties with science in the name of improving the drama, it's largely based in reality.
It really helps that Andy Weir took so much time getting the science correct when writing the book. Took a lot of pressure off the screenwriters: "How do we get him out of this one?" "Just look in the book, Bob."
Yes. The cast included not only Sebastian Stan (Bucky) but also from the Marvel-verse Benedict Wong (in Dr. Strange and Shang Chi), Donald Glover (one of the voices in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Michael Peña (in Ant-Man). Peña is also an astronaut in the movie "A Million Miles Away" playing the lead role in the true story of Jose Hernandez. Can't wait to see that one.
Commander Lewis is military, they have a pretty hardcore stance about their comrades, "No one gets left behind". Alive, wounded or dead your mates will come after you, that's the expectation. that's why she blames herself
A great film and Matt Damon conveys the character perfectly. The book is even better. For all of the problems Mark had in the film, he had still more and worse problems in the book, and more funny moments. The book also addresses a lot of questions left hanging in the movie. Really worthwhile to read.
Wind speeds on Mars during a storm can reach up to about 60 miles per hour. But with the very thin atmosphere, it will feel like only a light breeze does on earth. The biggest danger is the windblown dust, which is so fine that it can get almost anywhere, such as engine parts and airlock seals.
Like many here, "The Martian" is one of my favorite space movies of all time. It was based on a book, and both were written so well, were smart, dramatic, and just funny enough to relieve some tension. Great movie. Excellent reaction. The genuine emotion as always. Love ya Andy!! Now make it a sci-fi triumvirate and watch "The Arrival" with Jeremy Renner!
One of my favorite movies ever. I watch it any time I want to feel optimistic about what's going on in my life. I don't know if you enjoy reading much, but the book, of the same title, that this movie is based on is even better than the movie in my opinion. But the movie did a fantastic job, and Matt Damon was perfect for this role. Thanks for your reaction. I loved it.
Once upon a time, I used to work at Wind River Systems, which was where for the first time a commercial (non JPL) embedded O/S was used for a space mission. It was for the Pathfinder lander on Mars. It also carried Sojourner, the very first mobile rover to be used on a mission. My part of the team was about as miniscule as one can get, but there it is.
I was in my late 20s when Sojourner charmed our entire planet, the little rover that could! Loved that mission, a huge success, and aptly named, given the absolute train of probes we've orbited and landed since, using lessons learned on Pathfinder.
If you want to geek out on the story behind the near mission failure with Pathfinder, and to learn just what "priority inversion" means, there are articles out there in tech space (I recommend EDN and EE Times as resources). The short version is JPL got greedy for asteroid photos on the way, crammed the main memory with high resolution images, and put the mission at risk months before they even got to Mars.
The author of the book said that all the equipment is based on real equipment and the point of the story was to see what could break and Mark be able to find a workaround and still survive.
Matt Damon popped up in Interstellar was a surprise and then he's in this movie makes for a very entertaining pairing. When the movie was released and began to gain more viewers, this was actually entered into the comedy category for some award shows. You're right, that is Bucky in this but the further you go into the Marvel films,you'll see many more actors from here in those movies.
"Astrophysicist Ande," I really enjoyed your reaction to this one -- I love this movie! The scientific realism, and humor, are pure gold. Not quite Avenger level, but Mars certainly respected Watney's "Botany Powers" by the end, don't you think?
I really love this movie, so well made, and the soundtrack along with sense of solitude that transmit, being in a planet alone, so peaceful, when he sees the horizon knowing is the only one there... I want to be there so bad.
Yes, that was Bucky, Sebastian Stan. There is also another character from the MCU in this film, you will be seeing him for the first time in the next Marvel movie you watch.
Amazing book as well!! I re-read multiple times a year! What I really loved was humanity working together. The protagonist is Mars, and everyone else works for the betterment of everyone and it feels so good! Oh and thanks for picking up on Nate the Great!! Not a common reactor find! :-)
Slight correction: it was written by a computer programmer who did a ton of research into the various tech/situations in the novel. I /think/ he also got feedback/corrections from various professionals/engineers on his website, where it was originally published; my memory’s fuzzy on that point.
My only point was that (as far as I’m aware) he’s never been a NASA scientist nor an engineer as you stated. To address your “national lab” point; yep, he worked at Sandia, as an intern, when he was 15. I’ve not found any other reference to his employment there. FWIW, most of my info comes from his Wikipedia page; I’m hardly an expert.
Thank you for an enjoyable reaction video. New watcher here. I like that you respond in a quite human manner without going overboard. Looking forward to future reactions.
Yea, it's a really good flick... I understand NASA itself helped make it - kind of an advertisement ' aren't we smart' . one interesting bit - NASA does have exact copies of their satellites , that's how they can for example still use the mars rovers and Voyager , gives them a shot at trying modifications to programing or whatever.
The humor, i think, is very much a necessity. Without it, Watney could succumb to a pessimistic mind set that makes every problem twice as hard. The closest we see him breaking was in the Rover Brain raging after the airlock exploded, and it was Martinez's humorous message that got him back up
Hi Ande! 👋😊 More reactions for us is a bonus! I look forward to them. Your hair is growing out nicely. There was actually two Marvel actors in this movie. Yes Sebastian Stan (Bucky) was one. The other you’ll see soon. I hope you’re having a lovely day. ✌️😉💕
I hope you do other shows and movies that are not in disney/mavel universe, because a lot of us are tired of the stuff. For shows my first recommendation is The Expanse - you said you like space stuff, and this is THE best space show of this century. Almost on par with it (just a little dated special effects) is Babylon 5 - excellently written and acted show. Some movie recommendations, the usual reactor set - Alien, Terminator, Predator, Robocop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers.🙄
As far as I'm aware, the only Disney/Marvel universe stuff on the channel is the MCU movies. 🤔 The Expanse and Babylon 5 are both on my list but sadly, I've seen most of the movies you mentioned.
@@andelain I guess I associate The Boys and Gen V with superhero stuff... 😀 Great to hear about Expanse and B5, I'll be patiently waiting, whenever you get around to watching them.🤞
@@zumzoom6368 ohhh I see! Yeah honestly, reacting to both was totally unintentional - I hadn't realised quite how superhero-y The Boys was before I started reacting to it. I guess it's one of the downsides of going in totally blind. 😅
I think this might be my favorite Matt Damon movie. Well.. Oceans Eleven is really good. And I just remembered The Bourne Identity.. Never mind. Definitely in the top 3 though!
Such an interesting movie in a number of ways. You asked for some Movie suggestions for review? Here’s a few I never see, or see very few of: Midnight Run Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Game No Way Out Blue Velvet Cheers~ ✌🏻
Awesome movie! Awesome cast! Awesome reaction! Movies to watch (if you haven't already, of course) The Green Mile Saving Private Ryan Blade Runner/Blade Runner 2049
I've never seen one of your reactions before, there are a couple of movies that I always watch if someone posts it, this is one of them. I have a question, behind you on the right of the screen is a series of books, they are not random books like most people, they are part of some series... what are they?
There are three series' there so I'm not sure which you mean so I'll list all of them! Top shelf: A Song of Ice and Fire (GRRM), second shelf: Realm of the Elderlings (Robin Hobb), bottom shelf: The Stormlight Archive (Brandon Sanderson). 😊
@@andelain oh two others where the less you know the better you'll enjoy them. one starring ethan hawke, predestination as a time traveller trying to stop a serial bomber and lucky number slevin starring bruce willis, morgan freeman, josh hartnett and ben kingsley
Love the movie, Matt gives a great Proformance, but the righters screwed the pooch. At a time when all the world needs to see movies that harled a return to the Moon and permanent basing as a real first step to Mand Mars missions they over dramatize the weather on Mars, and it's got enough danger as it is. The realty of a "Big storm" on mars is dust and sand EVERYPLACE possibly for months at a time and that's it. The wind effect is so minimal as to be non-existent. The Martian Atmosphere is "Less then 1%" Of Earths. A hurricane, that on earth can rip a house apart on earth will barely make a flag move on Mars. The righters could have used any number of other verry real reasons to have stranded a person there. Plot I get it but still.
In the writer’s defense, he knew that was a thing. It’s a tough nut to crack: you need a threat which would force the team to leave, would cause everyone else to think Mark was dead, would force the captain to leave him behind, and require her to make that decision /now/. If they had even an extra 30 minutes to play with, they probably would have found him. I don’t think there are many threats which meet all those criteria. The lack of scientific accuracy bugs me too, but I get why he wrote it that way.
That bit is inaccurate, but honestly I can't think how else would you get an astronaut stranded on Mars, for plot purposes. Maybe some structural failure of the habitat threatening depressurization, so they need an emergency departure... but it doesn't sound very cinematic. To me, the most inaccurate part is the notion that it would be NASA doing this, and getting desperate help from other countries' space agencies because apparently no one else has rockets (and CSA of all people lol). Rather than private companies doing all this, which is pretty much how it will actually be. But this is pedantic nitpicking of course. Weir wrote this in the early 2010s, SpaceX probably hadn't even landed a rocket back then, so it's hard to blame him.
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I’m a 76 year old woman and this may be my favorite movie 😮
"I couldn't do that, I'd just die." And that's the entire point of the film: you are so much more than you think you are. So yes, you could do surgery on yourself. Yes, you could figure out how to stay alive. So whatever is kicking your ass in life, yeah, you can figure out a solution. You just have to "science the shit out of it." One step at a time.
I'm so needle-phobic, I have serious spasms and shakes whenever I see a syringe. I'm with Andelain. I think I'd just die.
@@shirleydurr411 I get that, I really do. But that's when--as Watney says--you do the math. The needle's not the problem, the hole in your abdomen is. So what needs to be done? How can we do this without needles? Does the wound stapler set off the same issues? Can you pack the wound with antibiotic instead of injecting it? We're kinda smart animals, and if we are trained/have trained ourselves to think, we can do amazing things: parent better. Garden better. Design society better. My faith is in this ability within all of us to keep moving towards better.
In the movie, when they're explaining the reference to the council of Elrond, the PR woman says half-jokingly to the nerdy scientist types "I hope you all die."
In the book she says "I bet none of you got laid in high school."
Pathfinder is a probe that was sent to Mars in the 90s.
Together with Sojourner, the little-rover-that-could, which we see in the movie, and which caused a real sensation in the public eye during its mission, even though it didn't go very far. It was the proof of concept for the massive rovers we have deployed on Mars since (Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, etc).
@@AlanCanon2222 Originally the rovers were scale models for big vehicles they were going to send to mars (similar to the rover Watney drives in the movie), and then they realized that if they sent along a base station to relay the signal, they could just send the little ones and it would be way easier to get them there.
Great film! I've seen it more times than I can count and I still love every minute of it. I knew you would love this before even watching the reaction. I appreciate that the whole plot of the film is smart people solving problems to rescue a guy stuck on Mars. While there are a few instances of them taking some liberties with science in the name of improving the drama, it's largely based in reality.
It really helps that Andy Weir took so much time getting the science correct when writing the book. Took a lot of pressure off the screenwriters: "How do we get him out of this one?" "Just look in the book, Bob."
Yes. The cast included not only Sebastian Stan (Bucky) but also from the Marvel-verse Benedict Wong (in Dr. Strange and Shang Chi), Donald Glover (one of the voices in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Michael Peña (in Ant-Man). Peña is also an astronaut in the movie "A Million Miles Away" playing the lead role in the true story of Jose Hernandez. Can't wait to see that one.
Commander Lewis is military, they have a pretty hardcore stance about their comrades, "No one gets left behind". Alive, wounded or dead your mates will come after you, that's the expectation. that's why she blames herself
Who would've thought Bucky and Luis would save Iron Man? 😂
With help from Mordo and Wong.
A great film and Matt Damon conveys the character perfectly. The book is even better. For all of the problems Mark had in the film, he had still more and worse problems in the book, and more funny moments. The book also addresses a lot of questions left hanging in the movie. Really worthwhile to read.
That was indeed Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky Barnes in the MCU, playing the astronaut doctor here. :)
Wind speeds on Mars during a storm can reach up to about 60 miles per hour. But with the very thin atmosphere, it will feel like only a light breeze does on earth. The biggest danger is the windblown dust, which is so fine that it can get almost anywhere, such as engine parts and airlock seals.
Like many here, "The Martian" is one of my favorite space movies of all time. It was based on a book, and both were written so well, were smart, dramatic, and just funny enough to relieve some tension. Great movie. Excellent reaction. The genuine emotion as always. Love ya Andy!!
Now make it a sci-fi triumvirate and watch "The Arrival" with Jeremy Renner!
One of my favorite movies ever. I watch it any time I want to feel optimistic about what's going on in my life. I don't know if you enjoy reading much, but the book, of the same title, that this movie is based on is even better than the movie in my opinion. But the movie did a fantastic job, and Matt Damon was perfect for this role. Thanks for your reaction. I loved it.
Once upon a time, I used to work at Wind River Systems, which was where for the first time a commercial (non JPL) embedded O/S was used for a space mission. It was for the Pathfinder lander on Mars. It also carried Sojourner, the very first mobile rover to be used on a mission. My part of the team was about as miniscule as one can get, but there it is.
I was in my late 20s when Sojourner charmed our entire planet, the little rover that could! Loved that mission, a huge success, and aptly named, given the absolute train of probes we've orbited and landed since, using lessons learned on Pathfinder.
If you want to geek out on the story behind the near mission failure with Pathfinder, and to learn just what "priority inversion" means, there are articles out there in tech space (I recommend EDN and EE Times as resources). The short version is JPL got greedy for asteroid photos on the way, crammed the main memory with high resolution images, and put the mission at risk months before they even got to Mars.
I am so happy that you were able to react to this one! It's one of my favorite roles that Matt Damon has done. Fantastic reaction, as always! 🙂
The author of the book said that all the equipment is based on real equipment and the point of the story was to see what could break and Mark be able to find a workaround and still survive.
Awesome review, one of my favorite movies.
A splendidly fun time to watch this along with you, Andi :) Loving the hair by the way
Thank you! 😊
Matt Damon popped up in Interstellar was a surprise and then he's in this movie makes for a very entertaining pairing. When the movie was released and began to gain more viewers, this was actually entered into the comedy category for some award shows. You're right, that is Bucky in this but the further you go into the Marvel films,you'll see many more actors from here in those movies.
"Astrophysicist Ande," I really enjoyed your reaction to this one -- I love this movie! The scientific realism, and humor, are pure gold. Not quite Avenger level, but Mars certainly respected Watney's "Botany Powers" by the end, don't you think?
Seen hundreds of reactions... Never comment...
That said; I absolutely *LOVED* your extremely genuine and thoughtful reaction.
-Cheers
Thank you, Andy, for sharing your reaction to another great movie!
I really love this movie, so well made, and the soundtrack along with sense of solitude that transmit, being in a planet alone, so peaceful, when he sees the horizon knowing is the only one there... I want to be there so bad.
One of my favorite movies of the 2010s! You've got yourself a new subscriber. Cheers from Kentucky.
Yes, that was Bucky, Sebastian Stan. There is also another character from the MCU in this film, you will be seeing him for the first time in the next Marvel movie you watch.
Amazing book as well!! I re-read multiple times a year!
What I really loved was humanity working together. The protagonist is Mars, and everyone else works for the betterment of everyone and it feels so good!
Oh and thanks for picking up on Nate the Great!! Not a common reactor find! :-)
This film is amazing! Thanks for the reaction!
Wind River, The Accountant and Eagle Eye!
This movie is based on a novel written by a NASA scientist/engineer. It is extremely scientifically accurate.
Slight correction: it was written by a computer programmer who did a ton of research into the various tech/situations in the novel. I /think/ he also got feedback/corrections from various professionals/engineers on his website, where it was originally published; my memory’s fuzzy on that point.
@@noahrobin1941 he was a programmer for the national laboratory of science. He wasn't simply a computer programmer.
My only point was that (as far as I’m aware) he’s never been a NASA scientist nor an engineer as you stated. To address your “national lab” point; yep, he worked at Sandia, as an intern, when he was 15. I’ve not found any other reference to his employment there. FWIW, most of my info comes from his Wikipedia page; I’m hardly an expert.
@@noahrobin1941 if you say so....
Just add a tree and some Christmas music, and you've got 'Home Alone' in space.
Thank you for an enjoyable reaction video. New watcher here. I like that you respond in a quite human manner without going overboard. Looking forward to future reactions.
Yea, it's a really good flick... I understand NASA itself helped make it - kind of an advertisement ' aren't we smart' . one interesting bit - NASA does have exact copies of their satellites , that's how they can for example still use the mars rovers and Voyager , gives them a shot at trying modifications to programing or whatever.
Suggestions:
The Queen's Gambit (2020), The Rock (1996), Rush (2013), The Prestige (2006), Secretariat (2010), Casino Royale (2006)...
And Slither, directed by James Gunn ( guardians of the galaxy ), it's a horror comedy. Starring Nathan Fillion, ( Firefly )
Blade, and Demolition Man with Stallone and Sandra Bullock.
The humor, i think, is very much a necessity. Without it, Watney could succumb to a pessimistic mind set that makes every problem twice as hard. The closest we see him breaking was in the Rover Brain raging after the airlock exploded, and it was Martinez's humorous message that got him back up
Yeah... laughing then crying. It is a rollercoaster ride. Great reaction to a great movie. The book by Andy Weir (his first) is good too. Thanks. Ciao
Joe Dirt! Joe Dirt! Joe Dirt!
Please watch Joe Dirt.
Joe Dirt is the everyday person's hero.
Sadly I've already seen it!
I love the soundtrack. Very unexpected and fun.
One of my favorite science fiction movies!
If you like this movie I highly recommend Apollo 13. The film is based on an actual mission.
Fun fact: Donald Glover slipped and fell for real. They decided to keep it in the movie. 👍
Great reaction. Thank you.
A little mistake, we don't exhale oxygen we exhale carbon dioxide.
@@angelohernandez6060 He should have mentioned the extra O2 that his friends weren't there to consume.
@@AlanCanon2222
Yes, that's another factor that had to be taken into consideration in this problem.
Hi Ande! 👋😊
More reactions for us is a bonus! I look forward to them.
Your hair is growing out nicely. There was actually two Marvel actors in this movie. Yes Sebastian Stan (Bucky) was one. The other you’ll see soon. I hope you’re having a lovely day.
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Great movie, thanks for doing. Mixture of drama, comedy and emotion. Good job.
Thank you! 😊
Good Will Hunting.
All space flight is down to the millisecond, unmanned or manned.
Fortunately they had months to rehearse it.
I hope you do other shows and movies that are not in disney/mavel universe, because a lot of us are tired of the stuff.
For shows my first recommendation is The Expanse - you said you like space stuff, and this is THE best space show of this century. Almost on par with it (just a little dated special effects) is Babylon 5 - excellently written and acted show.
Some movie recommendations, the usual reactor set - Alien, Terminator, Predator, Robocop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers.🙄
As far as I'm aware, the only Disney/Marvel universe stuff on the channel is the MCU movies. 🤔
The Expanse and Babylon 5 are both on my list but sadly, I've seen most of the movies you mentioned.
@@andelain I guess I associate The Boys and Gen V with superhero stuff... 😀
Great to hear about Expanse and B5, I'll be patiently waiting, whenever you get around to watching them.🤞
@@zumzoom6368 ohhh I see! Yeah honestly, reacting to both was totally unintentional - I hadn't realised quite how superhero-y The Boys was before I started reacting to it. I guess it's one of the downsides of going in totally blind. 😅
I think this might be my favorite Matt Damon movie. Well.. Oceans Eleven is really good. And I just remembered The Bourne Identity.. Never mind. Definitely in the top 3 though!
Ooh, I've not seen either of the others you mentioned so will add those to my list! 😊
Hi, loved this movie but I would recommend reading the book it's got so much more......
Such an interesting movie in a number of ways.
You asked for some Movie suggestions for review? Here’s a few I never see, or see very few of:
Midnight Run
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Game
No Way Out
Blue Velvet
Cheers~ ✌🏻
Thank you!
Awesome movie! Awesome cast! Awesome reaction!
Movies to watch (if you haven't already, of course)
The Green Mile
Saving Private Ryan
Blade Runner/Blade Runner 2049
All of those are on my list, with Saving Private Ryan coming right after the October horror-fest! 😊
I am a real human
If you like space stuff, check out the movie Apollo 13.
Added to the list!
I've never seen one of your reactions before, there are a couple of movies that I always watch if someone posts it, this is one of them. I have a question, behind you on the right of the screen is a series of books, they are not random books like most people, they are part of some series... what are they?
There are three series' there so I'm not sure which you mean so I'll list all of them! Top shelf: A Song of Ice and Fire (GRRM), second shelf: Realm of the Elderlings (Robin Hobb), bottom shelf: The Stormlight Archive (Brandon Sanderson). 😊
I would love you too see you watch good will hunting
It's on the list! 😊
Skipping the entire Taiyang Shen/Chinese co-operation section?
This is a great movie. Though admittedly, the book is better.
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i would love you to react to cloud atlas and odd thomas
Added both to my list - thanks!
@@andelain oh two others where the less you know the better you'll enjoy them. one starring ethan hawke, predestination as a time traveller trying to stop a serial bomber
and lucky number slevin starring bruce willis, morgan freeman, josh hartnett and ben kingsley
Love the movie, Matt gives a great Proformance, but the righters screwed the pooch. At a time when all the world needs to see movies that harled a return to the Moon and permanent basing as a real first step to Mand Mars missions they over dramatize the weather on Mars, and it's got enough danger as it is. The realty of a "Big storm" on mars is dust and sand EVERYPLACE possibly for months at a time and that's it. The wind effect is so minimal as to be non-existent. The Martian Atmosphere is "Less then 1%" Of Earths. A hurricane, that on earth can rip a house apart on earth will barely make a flag move on Mars. The righters could have used any number of other verry real reasons to have stranded a person there. Plot I get it but still.
In the writer’s defense, he knew that was a thing. It’s a tough nut to crack: you need a threat which would force the team to leave, would cause everyone else to think Mark was dead, would force the captain to leave him behind, and require her to make that decision /now/. If they had even an extra 30 minutes to play with, they probably would have found him. I don’t think there are many threats which meet all those criteria. The lack of scientific accuracy bugs me too, but I get why he wrote it that way.
That bit is inaccurate, but honestly I can't think how else would you get an astronaut stranded on Mars, for plot purposes. Maybe some structural failure of the habitat threatening depressurization, so they need an emergency departure... but it doesn't sound very cinematic.
To me, the most inaccurate part is the notion that it would be NASA doing this, and getting desperate help from other countries' space agencies because apparently no one else has rockets (and CSA of all people lol). Rather than private companies doing all this, which is pretty much how it will actually be. But this is pedantic nitpicking of course. Weir wrote this in the early 2010s, SpaceX probably hadn't even landed a rocket back then, so it's hard to blame him.