Humanoid Woman

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This two-part science fiction saga, better known by its original name Per Aspera Ad Astra (Russian: Через тернии к звёздам), also called Through the Thorns to the Stars in the United States, begins with the android Niya (Metyolkina) being discovered in a discarded spacecraft by a spaceship from Earth. She is brought back for scientific research and it's learned she is from the dying planet Dessa, which has been polluted by the inhabitants. Part two finds Niya returning to Dessa in an attempt to save the people from extinction.

For the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version, please go to the episode recap page.

Tropes used in Humanoid Woman include: