Science Quotes in The Martian

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

It's kind of silly if you think about it. I'm in my space suit on Mars and I'm navigating with sixteenth-century tools. (22.34)

Actually, that doesn't sound silly at all. Throughout The Martian, Mark is forced to use some seriously lo-fi solutions for some big time problems—problems usually caused by complex modern technology. That newfangled stuff can be nice, but sometimes you just have to go back to basics.