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Watney Before Becoming An Astronaut
In college, Watney studied to be a botanist and also a mechanical engineer before becoming an astronaut. His role on Ares 3 mission was to simply fix anything that happened to go unexpected and also to try and find if there was any possible way that Mars could support plant life. Having the knowledge on these subjects strongly increased his chance and length of survival on this deserted planet. Being a botanist, it allowed him to come up with the unbelievable idea of growing potatoes right on the very floor of the Hab while using the very limited supplies that were available. Very challenging, but he knew that was his only chance to exceed the amount of days he had food for and was blessed by the ability to accomplish it. His studies as a mechanical
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