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Is he going to do the movie announcer thing the whole time again?
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missions together Dan, I think you should stay and the things outside... before Dan came.
be in the I don’t like the back. back. I can’t see as well.
Well, that’s how the rover was designed.
Why does Dan get the Front? He just got here!
On! I wanna go see my Friends!
VISIT THE LUNAR SURFACE
don’t go far!
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Callie? I'm bored.
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my dad’s auto shop...he’s who got me interested in building things...and going places...”
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shouldn’t be back here!
See? That’s mechanical aptitude! She’s a genius!
Really? Callie, are you hungry?
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You can’t always have ‘1 your head up in the clouds.
But it’s a full Moon!
Where’s little Miss Callie?
the trail. Looks like ; our girl found a new You mean making a complete mess of the
apartment?! a _
Look how beautiful the Moon is! I wanna go! To do that you have to be an astronaut.
Then that’s what I’m gonna be!
C’mon honey, you’ve been in there for
I’m VaraBeana Terra Nova!
Valentina Tereshkova,| (pnd what's Vi poy the first woman in | | that behind | Copy that, me] space. We looked it 7 mission K control!
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you know how we | | get you there?
Hey, I’m good, but I’m not that good.
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Mija, what’s the matter?
None of the astronauts look like us.
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missions, honey.
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The new astronaut classes have far more women and people of color in
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I got here.
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minute, in the backfield.
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think my class may be too easy for her.
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“One thing I learned at Space Camp: exploration is in our DNA. And that’s when I truly decided I |.
wanted to be an astronaut.”
“To help me reach my goal, Ms. Hernandez recommended me for a : magnet junior high for “I had to take a bus there, math and science.” _ | and didn’t know anyone, but I was excited.”
“I just didn’t realize how tough it was going to be...”
I’d like everyone’s attention. Today we have a new classmate joining us. Welcome Callista. And please, take a seat.
Good. We’re having a quiz on this section next week.
Evidently this was a tough test for some...
What’s going on?
I’m not smart enough
for this program. The
truth is, I’m lost half the time.
And that feels It doesn’t
uncomfortable... feel very good.
You haven’t. But let me tell you a little secret: the harder you study, the smarter you'll get.
Igota“D” ona test, papa, a “D”.
And if you look in the |
mirror and feel you’ve
done the best you can | do, that’s all we can ask.
If you never fail, then you’re not reaching high enough. Okay, mija?
I’m so sorry I disappointed you.
Now, lemme see if I can help...
Yeah, that would be a hard
no.
This is waaaay over
Mine, too, I’m afraid.
We have a Science fair coming up. I
could use your help. I don’t think
they’re going to allow parents to--
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We'll need to figure out a name...
You’re not a car.
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car parts. VISIT A LUNAR CRATER
VJ You were then. Not now, obviously.
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That was a lot of essays. You did it!
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Send! The very last college application...
I can’t believe I’m
Congratulations. Oh and be sure to go to daddy’s shop, he has something to show you.
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What do you think?
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happened...
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sudden heart attack.” was there, the next minute he
was gone...”
“Life in general became a lot less sweet...”
“For a long time after my dad died, I didn’t care about anything. Not school, not soccer. Not even my dream of becoming an astronaut.”
Congratulations, baby! UCLA was your number one pick! Your father would be so proud.
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Where do you want to go?
Florida
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But now that he was gone, I also needed to
help my mom.”
And it’s close to home. I can come back on the weekends. I want to help you out in the shop.
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Well, that’s because you didn’t have a memory when that happened...
DRILLING ON THE MOON
That robot is so cool! Does it | have a name?
I never officially named him. But you know what? From now on, his name is R-T.
Short for Arturo, my dad’s name.
But I still couldn’t talk?
No, my ill-advised decision to give you the power of speech came later.
“And that’s when you got Callie? Lunar Outpost Command here. your name!” : Got a couple of things to go over.
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We have a PUFFER in trouble out by the lava tunnel site.
EXPLORE NASA‘S LUNAR OUTPOST
They’ve been doing 3D imaging of the tunnel from above, but one of them got
its wheel stuck.
Mission Control pee | cre you to go check it out.
About 10 kilometers to your north, 25 minutes from where you are. Sending you coordinates now. That ‘ll put us farther out from Base.
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need that little onit shortly, will
guy operational. send you images as soon as we do.
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“I knew I could pursue a corporate job. And I | thought the reason I was putting it off was that I wasn’t ready. But then my mom reminded me of something I’d forgotten about...”
You could apply now.
You know, it’s been two years | since you received your graduate degree. You've had two years of
To become an
astronaut! Why not? You still want to be |
one, don’t you?
A MP
What he said then is still true today. But don’t do it for him. IF you're going
to do it, do it for yourself.
Who wouldn’t? But | that was a kid’s dream. I’m an adult now. Besides, the chances of getting picked are between slim and none.
Oh, and look what I found when I was cleaning out your room...
If hard things were easy, then anyone could do them.
A child’s dream is every bit as real as an adult’s...
ASTRONAUT REQUIREMENTS
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“I remembered what my dad told me when I was a kid, first looking into being an astronaut.”
WWE We AGS “He said I should ‘follow in their footsteps’.”
That’s where
But because I couldn’t just : you come in.
endlessly wait for NASA to figure out how awesome I was...1 decided to go back to school.
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Roger that. You're passing the skylight
opening now, and should . mec be at the PUFFER’s BSNS location soon.
By the way, we’re all having a problem believing there was ever a time when RT didn’t have all the answers...
Oh, there certainly was. But I had an idea on how to fix it...
BACK AT MIT... F-/ We could let the algorithm learn ——
unsupervised. /
We could just open the search parameters, and let it load as much data as it finds before tomorrow, without supervising what it gets...
You might lose all the data you've loaded already.
maybe it'll load enough to get more That’s not a right answers. good idea.
Besides, there isn’t time to do all the coding to change it.
Callie, sometimes you just need to accept that your approach didn’t work, and start over. That’s how Science works.
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Sometimes, you have to just DO IT, and show the world!
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We're supposed to take a test on Antarctica, RT. How big is Antarctica anyway?
What’s happening? Why is it doing that? and REVENGE T HING in the DON’T OPEN
Core PEN
Um...we let it go online. Unsupervised. I know
you said it wasn’t a good idea, but we did.
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found YouTube...
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Yeah, no. Not a goal. My professor was NOT pleased. He actually took me off his
other research teams.
“After that, my prospects at the university didn’t look so great. I was feeling pretty unsure about things, honestly.” | | »But then, oddly enough, I got my first NASA interview request.”
ridiculously [") “And, um, I talk nervous.” too much when I’m nervous.” “So when they asked how my research was
going...”
“I ended up telling them what happened with the
presentation.”
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advice, this wouldn’t have happened. Your robot, RT, would not be talking in movie trailers?
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my goals, and what I hoped to “But mostly, accomplish if I made it to the Moon.” they wanted to - talk to you...” 1 S50, he responds coherently to queries now?
And we can ask whatever we want?
Should Callie be selected as an astronaut
candidate?
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She was a small girl... with a big dream...
and a terrible secret!
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YOU'LL BE BACK! On an asteroid, interesting.
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hurtling towards Earth! He’s combining data from the
trailers to-
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Buckle up! SADDLE UP! AND PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL! As a team of lovable oddballs...
.With just one chance for survival... find LAUGHTER! And heartbreak...
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VISIT A LUNAR OUTPOST
MONTHS LATER...
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“Well, something like that. They figured you'd eventually H “Sadly, we're learn how to answer a still waiting question coherently.” for that day.”
By the way, you’re just about to come up on the first PUFFER.
Spot! Hey, Spot! Here,
Good, boy! Now, where’s He names all the PUFFERS...
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Mission Control on Earth:
Urgent alert, Lunar Team! There was just a massive solar flare. Unpredicted. Heavy solar winds are already heading your way.
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We need you its balance. back to Base w One MAN/ One WOMAN/ ) immediately. mq Saving the planet, one : PUFFER af a time...
Oh no. It’s happening to you too.
Radiation levels will become unsafe in approximately 38
minutes.
We’re farther from Base than planned. We can’t make it back that quickly.
If you disable the speed governor on the rover, and maintain 46 kilometers per hour, you can. That’s twice
normal speed.
..There’s no one to
But any delays will leave come get us. Other you exposed. And if options? Any shelter at
there’s an accident-- the second drill site?
No. You need to get going.
What about the lava
tunnel?
AY
We haven’t even sent a probe down there yet.
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t it | PUFFERS. We know what it looks
4 like inside. And we’d be safe there.
Yes, but we'd still need to get you down. It’s a vertical drop, almost 50 meters.
Callie, The consensus is sheltering in The tunnel could be a better solution.
On the rover. You could use it to lower yourselves.
Mission Control, I think that
could work.
Copy that. ~ We'll evaluate.
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This thing is completely
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telling the engine to shut off because it thinks there’s too much radiation.
A lesson a proud mechanic’s daughter learned when she was
a kid...Let’s jam!
We've got power! How did you--??
I can go down and get a visual before you descend to make
sure the floor is safe.
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The tunnel Floor is Flat, no hazards. And the geology is stable.
Dan, I'll lower you, then T'll program the winch to lower me automatically afterwards.
We can activate it remotely to pull us back up after the storm passes. We’re estimating 22 minutes before the flare hits.
Lean back, push ; off, and trust § I'll go slow.
the cable. / Tell me if I need to adjust
the pace.
Enjoying your trip?
Okay! At the bottom now!
You can pull it back up!
It’s awesome down here, by the way!
You’ve got about ® 8 minutes until iT gets to you.
Lunar Outpost, I’m descending into the tunnel now. What’s the
ETA on the flare? h good. Plenty of time. )
Good luck, Callie. We will keep you apprised of radiation levels on the surface.
x
Here goes. Okay, descent is underway.
Hey, whatcha doing?
Hanging out? Just hanging around?
You kind of left me hanging up there.
T've literally got an endless supply of puns, you know.
Hey, watch this. I look like a seal.
Wish you had a jet pack now, dontcha?
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You know, Astronaut Dan really likes | jt down in the lava tunnel.
Callie. Be advised, we’re getting a lor ©
Maybe he should stay here, and we can go back to the Habitat.
I can hear you, You know.
RT? RT, what’s happening?!
Lunar Outpost-- something’s going on. The descent stopped. I’m no longer moving.
I’m just--Dan? You there? I’m about halfway down, but the cable stopped. I don’t know what’s...Dan?
Hello?! Mission Control! This is Rodriguez! Are you receiving?! Lunar Outpost? Dan?!
Hello? Is anyone there?
While Callie is a fictional character, the first female astronaut and person of color will soon set foot on the Moon - a historic milestone and part of upcoming NASA missions.
INS groundbreaking as this will be, it would not be possible without countless women, many of whom b riers to establish “firsts” of their own. Callie and her soon-to-be, real-life counter- noulders. This graphic novel is inspired by them and by those of you achieving
1983 1992
Valentina V. Tereshkova Sally Ride Mae C. Jemison First Woman First American Woman First Black Woman in Space in Space in Spacé
1993 2016 - Ellen Ochoa Peggy Whitson Charlie Blackwell Thompson
First Latina Woman First Woman to Serve as Commander First Woman to Serve in Space of the International Space Station as Launch Director
We honor strong, smart creative women every day at NASA. This work is in memoriam of our dear friend, Jean Buttecalli, who was all of those things.
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