'The Martian' may be fiction, but at NASA, we are working to make it a reality.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Science fiction is filled with Martians and space travel to other planets, and things like that.
Millions of students now, in all the schools of America, are reading science fiction and especially, thank God, 'The Martian Chronicles.'
We are living in a science fiction world.
It's great that people are interested in Mars.
If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
We like to talk about pioneering Mars rather than just exploring Mars, because once we get to Mars, we will set up some sort of permanent presence.
We want to make sure we get living astronauts to the surface of Mars.
Human technology has made it to Mars. We are transmitting gorgeous pictures from it. Yet we have not explored our own planet. Two-thirds of it is covered with oceans that are still mysterious places.
The Martians are always coming.
I don't really see science fiction as fiction. I can imagine colonies on Mars and everything.