HONG KONG: Astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) were able to have a special sneak peek of the upcoming space film, The Martian.
The Martian is a movie about an astronaut played by Matt Damon, whose mission to Mars ended up in a disaster, forcing his crew companions to abandon him on the red planet.
Apparently, these space experts love to watch films about space even though it may get terrifying. Earlier in 2015, the astronauts also had another space-disaster adventure pick for movie night, which is Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. In the said film, the spacecraft of the main characters were destroyed, leaving the crew to be stuck in space.
On Sunday, Sept. 20, U.S. astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren shared a photo of the ISS’ movie night on Twitter, which garnered lots of interest all over the world.
A few weeks before the said movie night, both Kelly and Lindgren were able to read the novel by Andy Weir, which became the basis of the film. According to Lindgren, they both enjoyed the story and expressed their desire to watch the movie adaptation once it has been released.
The two real-life astronauts were also reportedly able to speak with Matt Damon when the actor visited the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency. According to Lindgren, it was a neat conversation and that the experience was absolutely fun for him and Kelly.
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