"Rocket Girls(\u30ED\u30B1\u30C3\u30C8\u30AC\u30FC\u30EBRoketto G\u0101ru) is a light novel written by H\u014Dsuke Nojiri. It follows the exploits of high-school girl Yukari Morita, who is pressed into service as an astronaut by the Solomon Space Association when it is unable to build a rocket that can lift the weight of an adult male. Rocket Girls is adapted as a 12-episode anime television series that began airing in February 2007. It was produced with the assistance of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which included astronaut Naoko Yamazaki voicing herself in Episode 7."@en . "\"Rocket Girls\" is the second segment of the sixth episode of Rocket Power."@en . . "1995-03-25"^^ . "2007-04-12"^^ . . "Ignition"@en . "2007-04-05"^^ . . "During the first mission, Yukari's capsule suffers a serious problem. Matsuri is launched in another rocket to provide some extra oxygen as the ground crew tries to determine a solution."@en . "2007-03-28"^^ . "Tests of the new rocket fuel go consistently and catastrophically wrong, but the director hides the events from Yukari and Matsuri. With Matsuri now an astronaut trainee, Yukari attempts to gain weight and show a poor attitude in order to be kicked off the program."@en . . . . . "tv series"@en . . . "Rocket Girls(\u30ED\u30B1\u30C3\u30C8\u30AC\u30FC\u30EBRoketto G\u0101ru) is a light novel written by H\u014Dsuke Nojiri. It follows the exploits of high-school girl Yukari Morita, who is pressed into service as an astronaut by the Solomon Space Association when it is unable to build a rocket that can lift the weight of an adult male. Rocket Girls is adapted as a 12-episode anime television series that began airing in February 2007. It was produced with the assistance of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which included astronaut Naoko Yamazaki voicing herself in Episode 7."@en . . . . . . . "2007-04-19"^^ . "2007-05-10"^^ . . "Assembly"@en . . "Orbiter"@en . . . "Turn Start"@en . . . . . "6"^^ . "It's summer vacation. High schooler Yukari Morita is visiting the Solomon Islands to try and find out what happened to her father, who disappeared there seventeen years ago while her parents were on their honeymoon. Meanwhile, the Solomon Space Association -- a Japanese corporation trying to corner a market in satellite repair by developing low-cost manned spacecraft -- suffers a serious setback when its newest rocket design explodes during testing... for the sixth time. Desperate to ensure a successful flight before the company's financial assistance from the government is cut off, they decide to dust off an older, proven, but less powerful rocket design. The only problem is, using it would require their astronaut to lose a rather unhealthy amount of weight. And height. Already at his limit due to the launch failures and the sadistic tendencies of the company's doctor, the spooked astronaut steals a vehicle and flees the base, almost running down the now stranded Yukari in the process. A wild chase ensues, and before long, the SSA has their man back in custody -- but it's clear to them he's just not going to work out. The chase has however brought them into contact with Yukari, who happens to weigh in at a very petite thirty-eight kilograms. Recognising an opportunity, the SSA's unscrupulous Director offers to use the company's supposed connections with the local police to help Yukari find her father... if she agrees to do a job for them. It's just a simple job... one so easy \"even a monkey could do it.\" Naturally, she's a little freaked out when she finds out that they intend for her to fly a spaceship. But she still wants closure on the issue of her dad, and she's not going to get that without the SSA's help. As such, she reluctantly begins astronaut training. Joined in her endeavours by the energetic Solomon Islands native Matsuri (who turns out to be her half-sister) and later by the intellectually gifted but physically weak Akane Miura, Yukari is soon going Where No High School Girl has Gone Before... into space! Based on a series of light novels by Housuke Nojiri and produced with technical assistance from JAXA (the Japanese counterpart to NASA), Rocket Girls is a series which ranks very highly on Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness. It aired on Japanese TV in 2007 and was released for the American market as a sub-only DVD in 2008. For those interested in the original books, the first two of the Rocket Girls light novels are now available in English."@en . "aaaaaa"@en . "7"^^ . "\u30AA\u30FC\u30D3\u30BF\u30FC"@en . "12"^^ . "4"^^ . . "Rocket Girls"@en . . "5"^^ . "2"^^ . . "3"^^ . "light novel"@en . . . "6.0"^^ . "The United States space shuttle Atlantis is preparing to launch the Pluto probe Orpheus, but they lose a vital part within the tight confines of the probe and are unable to extract it. The SSA begins planning a rescue mission using their new two person capsule named Mangosteen."@en . . "12"^^ . . "10"^^ . . "11"^^ . "Rocket Girls"@en . "8"^^ . "\u30ED\u30B1\u30C3\u30C8\u30AC\u30FC\u30EB"@en . "9"^^ . . . . "2007-05-17"^^ . "It's summer vacation. High schooler Yukari Morita is visiting the Solomon Islands to try and find out what happened to her father, who disappeared there seventeen years ago while her parents were on their honeymoon. Meanwhile, the Solomon Space Association -- a Japanese corporation trying to corner a market in satellite repair by developing low-cost manned spacecraft -- suffers a serious setback when its newest rocket design explodes during testing... for the sixth time. Desperate to ensure a successful flight before the company's financial assistance from the government is cut off, they decide to dust off an older, proven, but less powerful rocket design. The only problem is, using it would require their astronaut to lose a rather unhealthy amount of weight. And height. Already at his lim"@en . . "2007-03-21"^^ . "2007-03-07"^^ . "Control"@en . "Launch Pad"@en . "2007-05-17"^^ . "\u30AB\u30A6\u30F3\u30C8\u30C0\u30A6\u30F3"@en . "\u30A2\u30C3\u30BB\u30F3\u30D6\u30EA"@en . "Rocket Girls"@en . . "Nasuda offers to help Yukari search for her father while she works for him as an astronaut, telling her \"It's so simple even monkeys can do it!\" Her acceptance is followed by embarrassing medical examinations, continuous training, live-fire weapons training, and the discovery she has to wear a 3 millimeters thick spacesuit. During her survival jungle training she finds a local tribe lead by her long lost father. As a delay tactic, he promises to return to Japan with her if Yukari agrees to go on one space mission. Yukari also meets Matsuri, her half sister. The director quickly recruits her to be Yukari's backup astronaut."@en . "Yukari's unshakable mother arrives and sets the agenda for the upcoming launches. Yukari and Matsuri are introduced to the media ahead of the first launch, which is repeatedly delayed."@en . "Akane starts astronaut training, but she fails a number of physical tests."@en . . "Kick Motor"@en . "1"^^ . "Separation"@en . "\"Rocket Girls\" is the second segment of the sixth episode of Rocket Power."@en . . "Gravity"@en . . "Yukari is heartbroken at hearing that Akane left the training program, but the director and the rest of the SSA staff are actually hiding the truth from her."@en . "Adventure, Comedy, Science fiction"@en . . "The astronauts land in Yukari's old high school. Akane, a top student at the school, provides vital help in preserving one of the space experiments taken on the first launch. As Yukari has fulfilled her promise of going into space once, she plans to go back to school just as Akane, impressed by Yukari's attitude and accomplishments, expresses a desire to go to space."@en . "2007-02-28"^^ . "Roketto G\u0101ru"@en . "Bandai Entertainment"@en . "Yukari suddenly decides to take a hands-on attitude to her job, and gains entry to the capsule construction site. She learns of the conservative philosophy of space vehicle construction. When she then finds out about the radical and unsuccessful fuel tests, she begins a hunger strike."@en . "Akane is able to extract the part, and she and Yukari earn the respect of the Atlantis crew. But the Orpheus launches due to a testing fault, and ends up in a very deep orbit, unable to begin its mission. The crews of the Atlantis and Mangosteen create a desperate plan to rescue the probe."@en . . "2007-02-21"^^ . "2007-03-14"^^ . "Yukari and Akane reach the Orpheus, but the return trip may be too much for the Mangosteen."@en . . "2007-08-25"^^ . "Male"@en . "2007-04-26"^^ . "4"^^ . . . . . "1999-09-01"^^ . . . . . "Count Down"@en .