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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 {{spoiler|(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!

 

 

For those interested in the original books, the [http://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Girls-Housuke-Nojiri/dp/1421536420/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286888081&sr=1-1 first] [http://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Girls-Last-Planet-Novel-Paperback/dp/1421537656/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286888081&sr=1-3 two] of the ''Rocket Girls'' light novels are now available in English.

Not to be confused with ''[[Racket Girls]]''.

 

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== Plot, Premise, Setting, and Theme tropes ==

** There is nothing that would prevent such a space-suit to be actually used for short-time missions - but only short-time, because of the missing plumbing. The ironic thing is that [[All There in the Manual|in the light novels]] they apparently had said plumbing, to a certain degree.

** NASA keeps wanting to develop these, but can't seem to get funding. Apparently better spacesuits aren't sexy enough -- they should get more female astronauts, I guess.

* [[Loophole Abuse]]: Ain't No Rule that says a high-schooler can't go into space. The second novel indicates the traditional Space Powers decide to follow suit rather than closing the loophole.

* [[Lovable Traitor]]: Director Nasuda. He may be funny, but he has a bad habit of keeping secrets from the girls.

* [[Red Herring]]: {{spoiler|Yukari's search for her father seems like a long-term plot thread when first introduced, but it's mostly an excuse to get her to the Solomons and introduce Matsuri. Yukari finds him in the second episode, and it's only some fast talking on his part that keeps her from quitting her job with the SSA and forcibly dragging him back to Japan with her.)}}

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Mostly the premise, although a few bits such as the chase scene in the first episode probably qualify as well.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Most of the SSA staff. Also, once we finally see him, Yukari's father.

* [[Determinator]]: Akane, who flat-out refused any help in order to become an astronaut.

* [[Fur Bikini]]: Matsuri's "native" clothing is a close cousin, being as it doesn't have much fur in it.

* [[Gainaxing]]: Matsuri encourages Akane to do so in her [[Latex Space Suit]] right before her first press conference appearance.

* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: Yukari's runaway dad. Also, {{spoiler|Matsuri's father is Yukari's runaway dad. Matsuri takes this revelation a lot better then Yukari does.}}

* [[Mad Scientist]]: Mihara the chemist. When she needed platinum as a catalyst for the new fuel she was testing, she used her own wedding ring to provide it!

** In the backstory detailed in the novel, the [[Jedi Mind Trick]] is the cause of Yukari's father abandoning his bride during their honeymoon.

* [[Nubile Savage]]: Matsuri.

* [[Conspicuous CG]]: Most prominently with ground vehicles and rockets. The actual space capsules are often animated, though they don't avoid this treatment entirely.

* [[Male Gaze]]: In the obligatory [[Beach Episode]], some of the technicians are astonished by Yukari's swimsuit look. The crew on ''Atlantis'' also seem to have good times ogling the girls in their spacesuits.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Mihara may be one to Mihara "Icchan" Ichiro from ''[[Angelic Layer]]''.

* [[Shown Their Work]]: More like "Shown that they had advice from the Japanese Space Agency," but the effect is much the same.

 

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