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[Story] [Science]
Signals From Planet Oobleck
Has anyone noticed planet Oobleck? If they have
has there been any sign of life? Or only until now?
Twenty two days from their next trip to Mercury and
all six cadets (Rachel, Bransen, Fara, Ian, Leiohu,
and Kaipo) are preparing intensely so that their
next mission will be successful.
Suddenly Fara heard a beeping sound. At first
she didnít know what the sound was. She spun
around millions of times until she figured out that
the sound was coming from the radar machine. To the
left of the radar screen was a map showing that the
signal was coming from a distant planet called
Oobleck. "Hurry everyone, there has been a
signal!", Fara shouted. In a flash all six crew
members were huddled around the radar screen like
cold men around a small fire.
The captain (Rachel) ran through the halls to
the room and managed to pass the crowd to see what
was going on. "How could this happen? I know there
couldnít possibly be any intelligent life on
planet Oobleck.", Replied Captain Rachel. "In order
to find out whatís on that planet we have to
go there.", Insisted Bransen. "I agree weíll
leave one month from now!", Decided Rachel.
The next couple of weeks were as brutal as ever,
as the training became more harsh. The astronauts
became more and more tired and their bodies felt as
if it were jello, none of them could even get out
of bed.
"I canít wait until this whole thing is
over", said Ian.
"Finally the night before liftoff!", Said Lei
(Leiohu). The whole NASA program was going crazy
preparing for the big day they had ahead of them.
The entire crew went out for drinks that night to
celebrate.
The next day half of the team was pumped and
ready to go, the other half was so nervous that
they were shaking like leaves.
Soon all the crew members said their good-byes
with tears in their eyes. Each one boarded the ship
as they took one last look at Earth, as they would
be gone for four days, "I hope we find
whatís causing that signal", said
Bransen.
"3,2,1, Liftoff!", Screamed the whole NASA
building as the ship became airborne. I hope that
we come back safely! Thought Rachel as they entered
Earthís atmosphere. "Twelve hours until we
reach planet Oobleck", said Lei, with such
excitement. I hope that I will be able to see my
father when I come back! Thought Bransen. His
father has two broken ribs, a lot of cuts, and
bruises. Because of a drunk driver. He also has a
very weak heart as he has been through a lot these
past three days.
* * *
Twelve hours passed and now they landed on
planet Oobleck, as they landed Fara and the rest of
the crew yelled, "we are here!" The heat from the
jets will harden the oobleck just enough until we
can float on the oobleck (our ship can float on the
oobleck because it is made up of wood, wood can
float on any type of liquid), then weíll be
able to use our special paddles to move around the
liquid until we can find the one who sent the
distress signal, and so it was done.
The crew swam around for one day, until they saw
a man standing on a big piece of wood. Quickly the
crew hurried to get the man inside. The man was
dressed in the old space suits that were used in
the early 1900ÿs. "My name is Captain Roger
Riggs. I have been an astronaut since 1919 and I
first came to planet Oobleck on March 23,1920 on a
mission to discover the universe." Replied the
Captain Riggs. "Thatís impossible, we just
left 1 day ago on March 23, 2020." Said Fara.
Just at that moment there was a sudden stop as
the whole ship came to a halt, "oh man the engine
just stopped!" Said Bransen. "Great what are we
going to do now? What will we use for fuel?" asked
Ian, as the whole crew was bamboozled by the
troubling question. "Well we could use the
Oobleck", said Kaipo, "because our engine runs on
corn starch. While you were all worried about
trying to find the one who sent the signal, I was
busy running tests to see what the oobleck is made
of. The result is that the oobleck is made of a
thick substance similar to cornstarch!"
"Well letís see if we can use the oobleck
as fuel", said Bransen. Hours passed slowly. Then
hours turned into days as the crew tried to find
some way to make a hose that will attach to the
ship so that they could suck the oobleck into the
fuel tank. After four painstaking days they finally
were able to work together and make their way
safely home.
When they returned home everyone was so happy to
see them and told them that had been gone for 4
years and that they are so happy that
theyíre safe. The crew was so very happy to
be home that they all retired and lived a wonderful
and happy life.
When the crew returned they discovered that
Bransenÿs father had made a full recovery and
now they live on a beach house in Malibu,
California. As for the rest of Team Oobleck, they
stayed in Florida (no one knows where) and they
havenít heard from NASA scince.
Still no one Knows why the crew came back after
4 years, but only stayed on planet Oobleck for 4
days, still till this day it remains a mystery.
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