The two organizations, Mars One and NASA have their own ideas and purposes on getting and staying on Mars. The Mars One program doesn’t have enough funding so it’s likely their mission will stay fiction. They want to get to Mars and colonize it, to eventually make it a market product in its own way. On the other part, NASA has lots of funding, because they are sort of a subsidiary of the government. Their primary goals are: reaching Mars, getting samples, and researching. The Martian book is similar to the program made by NASA more than the Mars One project. His crew’s job was mostly research by bringing rock samples back from a mars to Earth. The Hab and it’s supplies weren’t suitable for more than 4 people for 30+ days. But in a way