So our work on Venus showed us that the universe is full of surprises.
Life could exist in ways that we don't expect.
Which means we can consider places we might not have tried before.
So, what's next?
[stomach growls]
[groans]
Lunchtime!
There's no time for that.
There's always time for lunch.
How are we supposed to find life on an empty stomach?
[chuckles] Sally's right. I have observed that humans have a hard time focusing
if they're not fed at regular intervals.
[Peppermint Patty snores]
Point taken.
Remember, NASA is a big campus.
So make sure you know where you're going before you set out.
Hello? Anybody? I have a map here.
[sniffing]
The cafeteria is this way.
[grumbles]
It's in this building right here.
[grumbles]
Here it is. I think.
[door hydraulics hiss]
This is one weird-looking cafeteria, big brother.
- [door hisses] - Charlie Brown,
- make sure the door doesn't… - [gasps]
- [grunts] - …shut.
- [chimes] - [droning adult chatter]
- "Launching HERA mission"? - [beeping]
Wait. Mission?
Launching?
I can't go to space! I can't go to space!
I don't have my toothbrush.
[beeping]
Mm-hmm.
Not all of us went through astronaut training, Snoopy.
I just learned how to tie my shoes.
[sighs]
Okay. Let's stay calm.
[all grunt]
- Everyone, find a station. - [pants]
- [switching radio stations] - Country? Smooth jazz?
What does everyone feel like listening to?
[country music playing]
[grunts] My shoelace is caught.
[panting]
[beeping continues]
Everyone in position?
- Mm-hmm. - Check.
- Yep. - Uh-huh.
Yep.
[Charlie Brown] No.
[sighs]
- [music stops] - [alarm blares]
Huh? According to this, we're already out of Earth's atmosphere.
But our feet are on the ground like there's still gravity.
Hmm.
Yes, we can all see that gravity is working.
[grunts]
[CARA] Oh! There you are.
- We didn't mean to launch. - Charlie Brown locked the door.
- We were just hungry. - [chuckles] Don't worry.
You're not in space.
You're in NASA's HERA simulator.
Simulator? What's that?
A simulator lets us pretend to be in a situation,
so we can see how people react.
This simulator is NASA's Human Exploration and Research Analog,
or HERA,
which studies the unique challenges of long-term space flight,
like being in very close quarters with other astronauts,
far from Earth for long periods of time.
We also want to see how astronauts
will cooperate, problem-solve and use teamwork…
…over the course of their mission.
Can it simulate how cranky I'll be if I don't get lunch?
Hey, everyone! I found some food in here. Hey, everyone! I found some food in here.
- Food! - I want some!
- I'm so hungry. - Me too!
Hmm.
[crunches, coughs] It's a little dry.
Aw.
This is what we get for listening to Charlie Brown.
Okay, everyone, cheer up.
This is a great opportunity for you to practice the kind of creative thinking
that might help you find life outside of Earth. Or find lunch.
Over here.
For this exercise, everything you need is in this box.
Good luck.
Oh, great. Robot food.
Excuse me, sir, could you use a little less of the table?
I need space, Marcie. Miss Othmar says I'm a tactile learner.
[squeaking]
Lucy, your elbow is in my face.
Your face is in my elbow. Your face is in my elbow.
- Come on, everyone. We need to work-- - Does anyone have a wrench?
- [banging] - [groans]
I'm using it! [grunts]
Knock it off! You're hurting my ears.
- [squabbling] - Excuse me.
- But could we maybe-- - [Lucy] Not now. I'm trying to focus!
[Marcie] I need that!
- I had that-- - No, I do!
- That's mine! - I had that first!
- I called it. - I had that first!
Quiet!
[squabbling]
Quiet!
This exercise is supposed to be about teamwork,
determination and problem-solving.
If we're ever going to find life outside of Earth,
we're going to need to work together. Now is not the time to just give up.
Okay, everyone, my big brother says we should just give up.
No. That's not what I said at all.
Wait a second.
- It almost looks like these go together. - [gasps]
Come on.
- Ooh. - I don't believe it.
Hmm. It still looks like it's missing something, Charlie Brown.
- [indistinct chattering] - [chortles]
[beeps]
- Yeah! - Yay!
Congratulations! You've worked together
and combined all your projects into the final result: a food rehydrator.
Yeah! A what?
A rehydrator adds water back to food, so you can eat it.
Right. Just like in the kitchen on the International Space Station.
Let's give it a shot.
- [gasps] - Ooh.
- It's about time. - Mmm.
- Looks good. - Wow!
I'm starving.
[chomping, chewing]
- [all groan] - Yuck.
[chuckles] Well, it is a prototype. [chuckles] Well, it is a prototype.
[doorbell rings]
[CARA] Is someone gonna answer that?
I would, but we're locked in.
That door doesn't have a lock.
That would be unsafe in an emergency.
I tried pushing on the door, but it didn't work.
Did you try pulling?
- [groans] - Charlie Brown.
[all] Pizza!
Snoopy, you ordered pizza for us?
- Thanks, pal. - [chuckles]
To celebrate your successful HERA mission, let's take a crew photo.
- Say, "HERA." - HERA!