Ares program (fictional)
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fictional Mars exploration program
fictional Mars mission
fictional NASA program
fictional space program
The Ares program is the fictional NASA-led series of crewed Mars missions central to the plot of Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation, The Martian.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ares program | 0 |
| Ares III | 0 |
| Ares IV | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional Mars exploration program
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fictional Mars mission ⓘ fictional NASA program ⓘ fictional space program ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film The Martian (2015) directed by Ridley Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agencyHeadquarters | Johnson Space Center (fictional context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film The Martian (2015)
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novel The Martian ⓘ |
| creator | Andy Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 6 ⓘ |
| depictsTheme |
engineering problem-solving
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human survival on Mars ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alex Vogel
NERFINISHED
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Beth Johanssen NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Watney NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Martinez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Martian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMission |
Ares I
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Ares II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares III NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares V NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Acidalia Planitia (fictional mission) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
crewed Mars exploration
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crewed Mars surface mission ⓘ interplanetary expedition ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Ares III abort due to dust storm
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Mark Watney stranded on Mars after dust storm abort ⓘ international cooperation to rescue Mark Watney ⓘ planned to retrieve Mark Watney from Mars (novel plot) ⓘ |
| operator | NASA (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ares program
NERFINISHED
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Ares program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedLandingSite | Schiaparelli Crater (fictional mission) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDestination | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyFeature |
Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV)
NERFINISHED
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Mars Habitation module (Hab) NERFINISHED ⓘ artificial gravity via rotation on Hermes ⓘ ion propulsion for Hermes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | near-future setting ⓘ |
| usesLaunchVehicle |
Atlas V–derived boosters (fictional)
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Saturn V–class heavy-lift rocket (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSpacecraft | Hermes spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.