With the positions of Earth and Mars, it’ll take nine months. And it’ll take us six months to build it in the first place.
The Martian (2015)
BRUCE
A screenplay character in The Martian (2015).
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Sample dialogue
The hull’s mostly there to keep the air in. Mars’ atmosphere is so thin you don’t need a lot of streamlining. By the time the ship’s going fast enough for air resistance to matter, it’ll be high enough that there’s practically no air.
scene 207 — INT. NASA - VINCENT’S OFFICE - DAYThere’s the Hab!
scene 87 — INT. JPL GARAGE - DAYTim is our finest comm tech, and we all appreciate his acerbic wit.
scene 87 — INT. JPL GARAGE - DAYThe Council of Elrond. From Lord of the Rings. It’s the meeting where they decide to destroy the One Ring.
scene 158 — INT. NASA - CONFERENCE ROOM - DAYWe have to remove the nose airlock, the windows, and Hull Panel 19.
scene 207 — INT. NASA - VINCENT’S OFFICE - DAY
Bookends
Yes. Can I go on?