Ep. 36: Serika menghormati ayahnya, Rinpei Itou, sambil merenungkan inspirasi masa kecilnya untuk menjadi seorang astronaut.
Tayang pada 9 Desember 2012
As Serika visits her father's grave after hearing about her results, she recalls her childhood. Being a biologist who studied 'little universes', Rinpei Itou inspired Serika to want to be an astronaut. Rinpei soon became hospitalised with a paralyzing brain disorder, so he asked Serika to start a journal to tell him about her daily life. Rinpei's condition soon worsened, as his condition was revealed to be a rare disease. Reading up on Chiaki Mukai, who was an astronaut who developed cures aboard the ISS, Serika became determined to be the same so she could find a cure for Rinpei's condition. However, he died soon afterwards. Having learnt that she has passed her exams, Serika celebrates with a nostalgic ice pop. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episode
- Ep. 32 · Mutta tetap tinggal di Houston sementara para kandidat kembali ke Jepang untuk hasil pendaratan di bulan
- Ep. 33 · Hibito mendarat di bulan dan melakukan lompatan yang terinspirasi dari pesan Mutta
- Ep. 34 · Hibito mengamati detail permukaan bulan sementara Mutta menghadapi keberuntungan lotere dan kecemasan ujian di Jepang.
- Ep. 35 · Kenji Merenungkan Masa Lalu Sambil Menunggu Hasil Seleksi Astronaut JAXA
- Ep. 36 · Serika menghormati ayahnya, Rinpei Itou, sambil merenungkan inspirasi masa kecilnya untuk menjadi seorang astronaut.
- Ep. 37 · Kecemasan Mutta mereda saat Hoshika mengungkapkan hasil ujian di taman
- Ep. 38 · Mutta menghadiri konferensi, bertemu Serika dan Kenji, serta menerima ucapan selamat dari Naoto dan Yasushi.
- Ep. 39 · Pelatihan astronot dan misi pemulihan probe bulan dengan tantangan persepsi
- Ep. 40 · Hibito menyelamatkan Damian yang terluka dari kawah menggunakan probe dan baterai buggy.