From the Files of Mark Watney Car Trouble (Moderator’s Note: ~220 Days Before Sol 6) Dear Mom Sorry it took me so long to write. Training has been kicking my ass. It’s pretty much non-stop, especially now that we’re three months from launch, and I’m almost a full day behind because my car is a piece of crap. I was driving from Site 14 back to Johnson Space Center, which is a four-hour drive through Texas wasteland, when the car…

Welcome back to Martian Messages! If you’re new here, welcome! If you’re a returning fan, I’m so glad to see you here. Before we get started I want to provide a few disclaimers: COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: This production consists of the original blog writings by Andy Weir. The novel published by Random House is copyrighted, but the book presented here is permitted for distribution, given that said distribution is free and no person receives monetary gain from the release. Because this…