Factual error: The crew of the rescue mission abandon ship after the engines explode. They then rendezvous with a supply module that's already been in Martian orbit. The problem is that the engines exploded just as they were attempting an orbital transfer a from solar orbit to a Martian orbit. As they were unable to make the necessary burns to slow down and correct their angle to complete the transfer, they wouldn't stay in the vicinity of Mars for very long at all.
Mission to Mars (2000)
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Directed by: Brian De Palma
Starring: Don Cheadle, Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Jerry O'Connell, Connie Nielsen, Kim Delaney
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