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1m 30s
Astronaut Mark Watney addresses aspiring astronauts and gives them a few words of wisdom. He talks about his experience surviving alone on Mars and admits that he thought he was going to die. He expresses the importance of having problem-solving skills, a positive mindset, and resilience, as those traits are what allowed him to make it back to Earth alive despite the adversity he encountered.
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