1 00:00:23,608 --> 00:00:26,361 Is that signal really coming from space? 2 00:00:26,444 --> 00:00:27,862 It sure is, Charlie Brown. 3 00:00:30,156 --> 00:00:33,326 It sounds like when my dolly's running out of batteries. 4 00:00:33,410 --> 00:00:36,454 Or a washing machine full of baseballs. 5 00:00:36,538 --> 00:00:38,832 Or a barking dog. 6 00:00:40,917 --> 00:00:45,964 Wow, imagine that. Intelligent dog life somewhere among the stars. 7 00:01:11,114 --> 00:01:14,618 Ha! Intelligent dog life? That'd be a first. 8 00:01:16,620 --> 00:01:18,330 So what do we do now? 9 00:01:18,413 --> 00:01:21,207 Let's prepare a mission proposal to show CARA. 10 00:01:21,291 --> 00:01:26,213 Oh, I'll put in a request for funding. That's my favorite part. 11 00:01:27,797 --> 00:01:28,798 We know. 12 00:01:29,799 --> 00:01:30,800 Snoopy, you-- 13 00:01:32,886 --> 00:01:34,930 Where did that silly dog go? 14 00:01:36,306 --> 00:01:37,599 I think I know. 15 00:01:38,099 --> 00:01:40,060 He's headed for the launchpad! 16 00:01:44,814 --> 00:01:48,026 Snoopy, you can't just fly off to space. 17 00:01:50,487 --> 00:01:54,115 Even if you are an experienced NASA-trained astronaut. 18 00:01:54,199 --> 00:01:59,788 Yeah. There are rules and protocols for this sort of thing. Rules and protocols! 19 00:02:02,165 --> 00:02:04,000 We're losing the signal. 20 00:02:04,584 --> 00:02:05,794 Charlie Brown! 21 00:02:05,877 --> 00:02:11,216 It's highly unorthodox, but if we don't act now, we might lose our chance. 22 00:02:11,299 --> 00:02:15,470 Wait. Are you saying you want to help Snoopy blast off to space? 23 00:02:15,554 --> 00:02:19,391 I'm saying I'm swept up in the moment. To mission control! 24 00:03:10,275 --> 00:03:11,693 I'll be flight director. 25 00:03:11,776 --> 00:03:15,030 Marcie, do you mind resuming your duties as mission scientist? 26 00:03:18,408 --> 00:03:19,659 I'd call that a yes. 27 00:03:20,368 --> 00:03:22,537 Isn't it exciting, Charlie Brown? 28 00:03:22,621 --> 00:03:26,291 Just think, our first encounter with alien life. 29 00:03:29,586 --> 00:03:34,049 Greetings from Earth. Please accept this gift as a token of friendship. 30 00:03:41,389 --> 00:03:44,643 It's bad enough worrying what everyone thinks of me on this planet, 31 00:03:44,726 --> 00:03:47,103 let alone all the other planets out there. 32 00:03:47,187 --> 00:03:52,442 Why bother going to space to find aliens? Everyone knows they're right… here! 33 00:03:58,365 --> 00:04:03,370 If an alien was hiding in a broom closet, a broom would be the perfect disguise. If an alien was hiding in a broom closet, a broom would be the perfect disguise. 34 00:04:04,037 --> 00:04:05,080 I'm on to you. 35 00:04:06,081 --> 00:04:09,626 All right, everyone, let's focus. Are we ready to launch? 36 00:04:09,709 --> 00:04:10,794 Ready. 37 00:04:10,877 --> 00:04:12,045 Ready. 38 00:04:12,128 --> 00:04:13,213 Ready. 39 00:04:15,298 --> 00:04:17,132 Sir? Sir. 40 00:04:20,136 --> 00:04:21,137 Present. 41 00:04:21,221 --> 00:04:23,640 Charlie Brown, you know Snoopy best, 42 00:04:23,723 --> 00:04:26,643 so you're in charge of capsule communications. 43 00:04:26,726 --> 00:04:28,270 I guess we're doing this. 44 00:04:28,770 --> 00:04:30,438 Snoopy, do you copy? 45 00:04:35,193 --> 00:04:36,820 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 46 00:04:36,903 --> 00:04:39,197 What is going on here? 47 00:04:39,281 --> 00:04:44,035 You can't just borrow a state-of-the-art spacecraft for a joyride. 48 00:04:46,413 --> 00:04:50,333 Even if you are experienced NASA-trained astronauts, 49 00:04:50,417 --> 00:04:53,587 there are rules and protocols! 50 00:04:54,379 --> 00:04:55,881 Sorry, CARA. 51 00:04:56,756 --> 00:05:00,010 We never would have done it under normal circumstances, 52 00:05:00,093 --> 00:05:03,722 but we think we may have found a signal from intelligent alien life! 53 00:05:04,681 --> 00:05:07,642 Well, that would be a huge discovery. 54 00:05:07,726 --> 00:05:10,854 Or maybe there's alien life right… here! 55 00:05:13,481 --> 00:05:14,691 Rats. 56 00:05:22,115 --> 00:05:23,533 Listen to this, CARA. 57 00:05:28,121 --> 00:05:33,043 Good guess, but I'm afraid that's not a signal from an alien civilization. 58 00:05:35,795 --> 00:05:37,964 It's the microwave in the break room. 59 00:05:39,132 --> 00:05:41,468 It always does that when someone's making popcorn. 60 00:05:48,975 --> 00:05:51,394 No sense in letting good popcorn go to waste. 61 00:05:52,729 --> 00:05:56,024 So I guess alien life really is just science fiction. 62 00:05:56,107 --> 00:05:58,485 On the contrary, Charlie Brown, 63 00:05:58,568 --> 00:06:02,864 searching for life outside of Earth is one of NASA's biggest goals. searching for life outside of Earth is one of NASA's biggest goals. 64 00:06:03,448 --> 00:06:06,284 So you are looking for little green space people? 65 00:06:06,368 --> 00:06:08,703 Or are they already here? 66 00:06:11,539 --> 00:06:12,791 Not exactly. 67 00:06:12,874 --> 00:06:18,255 Our search right now is mostly focused on looking for microorganisms, 68 00:06:18,338 --> 00:06:23,051 which are forms of life so tiny, we need a microscope to see them. 69 00:06:23,134 --> 00:06:25,845 We don't know for sure what we might discover, 70 00:06:25,929 --> 00:06:27,639 but we've already found many clues 71 00:06:27,722 --> 00:06:32,185 to suggest that life could exist somewhere in the universe, 72 00:06:32,269 --> 00:06:35,564 maybe even in our own solar system. 73 00:06:41,319 --> 00:06:43,029 Needs butter. 74 00:06:45,699 --> 00:06:48,076 I really thought I had something there. 75 00:06:48,577 --> 00:06:50,161 Don't worry, Franklin. 76 00:06:50,245 --> 00:06:52,872 This may not have been the breakthrough you thought, 77 00:06:52,956 --> 00:06:56,459 but the next discovery could be right on the horizon. 78 00:06:57,294 --> 00:07:02,757 After all, the search for life will be the voyage of a lifetime for… After all, the search for life will be the voyage of a lifetime for… 79 00:07:04,426 --> 00:07:06,595 these lucky robots! 80 00:07:08,013 --> 00:07:09,514 - Amazing. - Wow! 81 00:07:10,098 --> 00:07:12,017 Who could compete with that? 82 00:07:19,232 --> 00:07:21,192 Oh, cheer up, Snoopy. 83 00:07:21,776 --> 00:07:25,655 Until we have robust systems to allow for human exploration, 84 00:07:25,739 --> 00:07:30,452 it's just more practical for the exploring of other planets to be done by robots. 85 00:07:40,462 --> 00:07:42,214 That's automation for ya.