Jeremy Vander Kam works as the Orion Thermal Protection System (TPS) manager at NASAs Ames Research Center. Orions TPS or heat shield is the largest .\r<br>\r<br>The film “The Martian” takes the work NASA and others have done exploring Mars and extends it into fiction set in the 2030s, when NASA astronauts are .\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>\r<br>A quick stop by the Mars Yard at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory to learn more about rover technology.
