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There are some resource questions posed by the book and film, "The Martian" The Martian:

  1. How much oxygen can you take with you?
  2. How much CO2$CO_2$ can be recycled back into oxygen?
  3. How much energy would you need for that?

In the movie, they show some high-tech buildings on Mars...the … the lead character spends more than a year bouncing around those, yet his oxygen supply never seems to be a problem. Is this a realistic view of O2$O_2$ management? Is there a real-life system that could be operated like this?

There are some resource questions posed by the book and film, "The Martian":

  1. How much oxygen can you take with you?
  2. How much CO2 can be recycled back into oxygen?
  3. How much energy would you need for that?

In the movie, they show some high-tech buildings on Mars...the lead character spends more than a year bouncing around those, yet his oxygen supply never seems to be a problem. Is this a realistic view of O2 management? Is there a real-life system that could be operated like this?

There are some resource questions posed by the book and film The Martian:

  1. How much oxygen can you take with you?
  2. How much $CO_2$ can be recycled back into oxygen?
  3. How much energy would you need for that?

In the movie, they show some high-tech buildings on Mars … the lead character spends more than a year bouncing around those, yet his oxygen supply never seems to be a problem. Is this a realistic view of $O_2$ management? Is there a real-life system that could be operated like this?

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"The Martian" is fiction that claims a high degree of scientific verisimilitude. Does an Oxygen regeneration system as depicted in the Martian exist in real-life?

How much oxygen can you take with you? How much CO2 can be recycled back into oxygen? How much energy would you need for that?There are some resource questions posed by the book and film, "The Martian":

  1. How much oxygen can you take with you?
  2. How much CO2 can be recycled back into oxygen?
  3. How much energy would you need for that?

In the movie, they show all thosesome high-tech buildings on Mars. The guy..the lead character spends more than a year bouncing around those, yet his oxygen supply never seems to be a problem. Is this true or nota realistic view of O2 management? Is there a real-life system that could be operated like this?

"The Martian" is fiction that claims a high degree of scientific verisimilitude. Oxygen?

How much oxygen can you take with you? How much CO2 can be recycled back into oxygen? How much energy would you need for that? In the movie, they show all those high-tech buildings on Mars. The guy spends more than a year bouncing around those, yet oxygen supply never seems to be a problem. Is this true or not?

Does an Oxygen regeneration system as depicted in the Martian exist in real-life?

There are some resource questions posed by the book and film, "The Martian":

  1. How much oxygen can you take with you?
  2. How much CO2 can be recycled back into oxygen?
  3. How much energy would you need for that?

In the movie, they show some high-tech buildings on Mars...the lead character spends more than a year bouncing around those, yet his oxygen supply never seems to be a problem. Is this a realistic view of O2 management? Is there a real-life system that could be operated like this?

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"The Martian" is fiction that claims a high degree of scientific verisimilitude. Oxygen?

How much oxygen can you take with you? How much CO2 can be recycled back into oxygen? How much energy would you need for that? In the movie, they show all those high-tech buildings on Mars. The guy spends more than a year bouncing around those, yet oxygen supply never seems to be a problem. Is this true or not?