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In the Movie |
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Mark captures water in the other's space suits. |
He doesn't capture the water. |
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Venkat Kapoor is the NASA directory of Mars operations. |
Vincent Kapoor is his name.
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Mindy Park discovers the 2 pop tents Mark has set up for extra growing room on the satellite images. That is how she knows he is alive. |
Mark never uses the pop tents. Instead, Mindy sees that the Rover has been moved. |
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Annie delivers the news to the media that Mark is still alive. |
Teddy gives the speech.
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CNN Dedicates a daily half hour show to Mark's recovery. Several people from NASA including Kapoor appear. |
This doesn't happen. |