Space to Ground.

Space Station Live.

The Real Martians.

During an event on Sept. 17 at NASA headquarters, Administrator Charlie Bolden and other agency officials discussed how the film “The Martian” uses real science from the exploration of Mars by NASA to make the movie. The discussion also touched on how the film’s story, which is set in the 2030s, when NASA astronauts are regularly traveling to Mars and living on the surface, closely matches NASA’s story and efforts to land humans on Mars by that time. NASA collaborated on this film with 20th Century Fox Entertainment, providing guidance on production design and serving as technical consultants.

What’s New in Aerospace?: Meet An Astronaut.

Connecting Space to Village.

During an event hosted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and astronauts Terry Virts of NASA and Samantha Cristoforetti or ESA, who recently returned from a mission aboard the International Space Station, discussed the importance of the SERVIR project – a joint venture between the agencies that provides state-of-the-art, satellite-based Earth monitoring, imaging and mapping data, geospatial information, and other products to help improve environmental decision-making abilities for officials in developing countries.

Lee Mason.

Jennifer Pruitt.