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Nasa expert on film The Martian
A Nasa scientist who grows plants that will flourish in space has told BBC Radio 5 live what was right and what was wrong in her favourite movie - The Martian.
Gioia Massa is the manager of the Veggie Lab at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, she uses artificial soil designed to replicate the surface of Mars.
Reporter: Nick Garnett
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