Ares 3

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NASA mission in fiction fictional Mars mission fictional space mission

Ares 3 is the fictional NASA manned Mars mission featured in Andy Weir’s novel "The Martian," during which astronaut Mark Watney is accidentally left stranded on the planet.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ares 3 canonical 2
Ares III 1
Ares III mission 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA mission in fiction ⓘ
fictional Mars mission ⓘ
fictional space mission ⓘ
appearsIn The Martian NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Martian (2015 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Martian (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
astronaut Alex Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Beth Johanssen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chris Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mark Watney NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rick Martinez NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralToPlotOf The Martian (survival narrative) NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Melissa Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United States (origin of The Martian) ⓘ
creator Andy Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ
crewSize 6 ⓘ
destination Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ
genreOfWorkContext science fiction ⓘ
hasCrewMember Alex Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Beth Johanssen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chris Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mark Watney NERFINISHED ⓘ
Melissa Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rick Martinez NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHabitat Ares 3 Hab (Mars surface habitat) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyTechnology in-situ resource utilization (potato farming, water production) in story context ⓘ
ion propulsion Hermes spacecraft (program-level context) ⓘ
hasVehicle Ares 3 MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mars rover (surface exploration rover) NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork English (original novel context) ⓘ
launchSite Cape Canaveral (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ
missionNumberInSeries 3 ⓘ
missionObjective scientific research on Mars ⓘ
surface exploration of Mars ⓘ
missionOutcome crew returns to Earth after rescue of Mark Watney ⓘ
missionType crewed exploration mission ⓘ
manned Mars mission ⓘ
notableEvent Mark Watney is left behind on Mars ⓘ
Mark Watney is mistakenly presumed dead ⓘ
crew evacuates Mars during dust storm ⓘ
notableFor realistic depiction of crewed Mars mission operations in fiction ⓘ
operatedBy NASA (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Ares program (fictional NASA Mars program) NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Ares 1 (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ares 2 (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ
primarySettingFor Mark Watney’s stranding on Mars ⓘ
successor Ares 4 (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 21st century (near future, unspecified year) ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mark Watney → mission → Ares 3 ⓘ
Melissa Lewis → mission → Ares 3 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ares III
Beth Johanssen → mission → Ares 3 ⓘ
Hermes spacecraft → usedByMission → Ares 3 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ares III mission
Beth Johanssen in The Martian → notableWork → Ares 3 ⓘ
subject surface form: Beth Johanssen
this entity surface form: Ares III mission to Mars
Beth Johanssen in The Martian → worksOn → Ares 3 ⓘ
subject surface form: Beth Johanssen
this entity surface form: Ares III mission computer systems