I haven’t read the Martian, but this was inspired by it. Assume that there’s a person stuck on Mars. They have food, air, a suit to go outside, and an amazingly fast internet connection somehow. We’re coming to get them, but it will take a while, and in order to keep them in people’s minds and show them we care NASA has arraigned to allow the public, for a small fee of 5.99 a pop, to give the astronaut entertainment (with minor censorship, such as death threats and such, but that aside the person is an adult so if you really must send them porn you could) You can beam them movies, TV shows, or books to their super-advanced computer. What do you send?
A membership to the SD, the MMP would be more epic.
They are gonna need some really good porn…
What would you send to a lost astronaut?
A map! Wokka-wokka-wokka!
Or, if possible,a sexy robot girl*!*
A comprehensive library of 70s television and music.
All of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom novels.
Just to twist the knife, as you will understand.
I would ask him - or NASA - what he wants, and then send that. If that were impossible, the complete Shakespeare and the Bible would be a good start.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Are you trying to drive him to suicide?
First - a towel. Then the Guide.
You’ve really got to know where your towel is.
Instructions/blueprints for building a spaceship.
URLs to online forums like this place for boredom.
An astronette.