'The Martian' Lands at NASA's Mars Mission Control (Photos)

This week, the people behind the upcoming sci-fi blockbuster "The Martian" got a little taste of how real Red Planet exploration works. "The Martian" star Matt Damon, director Ridley Scott and Andy Weir, who wrote the book on which the movie is based, visited NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, on Tuesday (Aug. 18) — the same day a new trailer for "The Martian" was released. The special "Martian Day" featured a talk by Jim Green, head of NASA's Planetary Sc