The Mars Project (2026)

I can't reliably tell you the ending of a 2026 TV show called The Mars Project from the search results provided. The results you shared are about real Mars missions and SpaceX plans, not a verified plot summary or finale for that show.

If you want, I can still help in one of two ways: - If you provide the show's episode title, a synopsis, or a screenshot of the ending, I can turn it into the short narrative plus expanded scene-by-scene retelling you asked for. - If you meant a different Mars-related series or film, tell me the exact title and I'll try to identify the correct ending.

In the 2026 TV production most likely meant by your query, Project Hail Mary, yes: at least one character dies onscreen or is explicitly dead when encountered, and one non-human life form is also killed.

Commander Yáo Li-Jie is the clearest confirmed human death. He is stated to have died in a medically induced coma during the mission to Tau Ceti, off-screen; the body is seen, so the death is treated as part of the story's factual background rather than a scene shown in detail.

The astrophage also dies, though it is not a person. The entry says it was accidentally killed by Dr. Ryland Grace, meaning its death is caused by Grace during the mission rather than by natural causes.

I should note that the search results provided do not contain a full cast-by-cast death list for the series, so I can only confirm the deaths explicitly identified in the available source.