VIDEO : Ridley Scott Recruits NASA to Simulate Life on Mars in 'The Martian'

He needs water to drink and grow food.
He needs food to eat.
He requires these simple things to survive, but he's on a planet with little to offer.
Stranded after a botched landing on the Martian surface, Matt Damon's character in the upcoming science-thriller is in a new world of trouble.
But for the actor and the film's director, Ridley Scott, they were never without help while conceiving and filming The Martian.
For the film based on a 2011 novel, Hollywood met with NASA to understand the extreme circumstances of the film's plot in a scientific manner, and how to present that on-screen accurately.
Or , with certainty.
Jim Green, director of NASA's planetary science arm, stated it was a smooth pairing that made the film easier for the agency to endorse.
Even Buzz Aldrin would be proud of this rendezvous.