Ep. 56: Pico designs a parachute for Hibito's return while Mutta investigates past failures
Aired on May 4, 2013
News confirms Hibito's imminent return from the moon, placing pressure on Pico to design a safe landing parachute. After Mutta recovers from a cold, the team attempts to advance their project without Pico, despite being at a budget disadvantage due to ranking last. Mutta becomes increasingly concerned after learning Pico developed the deployment system for Hibito's capsule. When Mutta questions if Pico's system caused Brian's accident, he learns a NASA engineer selected a different company's parachute after a human error led to a test crash. Consequently, Mutta advises the team to budget for two rovers, anticipating that one might fail during the mission.
Episodes
- Ep. 52 · Recap episode where Mutta remembers his initial acceptance into the JAXA training program
- Ep. 53 · Recap episode where Hibito remembers his past accident on the moon
- Ep. 54 · Recap of Mutta's memories regarding Hibito's launch and JAXA exams
- Ep. 55 · Mutta falls ill during final survival training, forcing his team to carry him while facing a new rover development challenge.
- Ep. 56 · Pico designs a parachute for Hibito's return while Mutta investigates past failures
- Ep. 57 · Mutta proposes sponge tires for the lunar rover while Pico advises on parachute design.
- Ep. 58 · Vince and Mutta discuss spaceflight views while Pico recalls childhood dreams with Rick
- Ep. 59 · Pico and Vince pursue astronaut dreams after Rick's death, while Azuma reaches the moon base.
- Ep. 60 · The team waterproofs rover tires with silicone sealant before a timed launch experiment.