Your question about the disco music being to soften us up for new Mars missions is pretty great....lolol!! read more
No, it was because it was a running gag in the book. Of course, for the purposes of making the movie, it didn't hurt that the music was A: old and cheap, B: uplifting, a C: Often useful for comedic juxtaposition. For the record, I love most disco music. read more
For astronaut Mark Watney, Matt Damon’s character in The Martian, there’s only one thing worse than being stranded on Mars: It’s being stranded on Mars with nothing but disco music. read more