Research into manned spaceflight is shifting from low-Earth orbit to destinations much further away, like Mars and the asteroid belt. But society will have to invent many new technologies before it can plausibly send people to those distances.
More Quotes by Andy Weir
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Don't wait for an inspired ending to come to mind. Work your way to the ending and see what comes up.
A story in your head isn't a story. It's just a daydream until you actually write it down. So write it down.
I am not a brave man... I do not have the right stuff. Astronauts are really a cut above.
Just so we're clear, Mark Watney is who I want to be. He has all the qualities I like about myself magnified without any of the qualities I dislike. Mark Watney isn't afraid to fly.
I don't even date; I'm terrible with women.
Computer programming is pretty much guaranteed income. I'm good at it, and I like it.