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I swear, on a stack of complete DVD box sets of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, that I wrote this part over two years ago, long before Gravity was released. Given the known problem with space junk, the idea of the ISS being menaced seems obvious.

Missed an earlier chapter or two? Or more? Thanks to LabRat and Mike M, there's a helpful TOC for the whole story. Chapter 23 will be posted Friday morning.

So, what do you think of this chapter?

Delightful part. We believe you, but since Gravity is out now, you might consider adding a tie in, perhaps just a line or five. Thus Kara can get credit for saving all those lives.

Once again, I'm laughing out loud at the little bits you put in there.

Thanks for the comments!

That's a good idea, but I can't think of a way to do it that I'm happy with. This chapter takes place in November 2011, in a world very much like ours (I only wanted to change the bare minimum).

According to IMDB, Gravity takes place in 2014/2015 on shuttle mission STS-157, but in our world, the shuttle stopped flying with STS-135 in July 2011, three months before Kara came to Emily's world. Also, Gravity is a great movie, but it has a number of scientific errors I'd rather not reproduce. So in Emily's world, Gravity is a movie, the same as in ours.

According to Wikipedia, Gravity started filming in May 2011, so by November I'm guessing they would have finished principal photography and started post-production. I imagine in Emily's world the producers and director might be tearing their hair out with the news of Supergirl's latest feat.

Agreed, Gravity was a ground breaking achievement, but flawed in many ways. Stick to your original plot line.

Wow, that's a big mission for an 11-year old girl! I think I'm with Emily, this slope is getting a little too slippery here. The idea of the government calling up like that and sending her off on things is a little disconcerting.

Funny thought - I wonder if this would be a problem under child labor laws? Or maybe they just classify her as an intern. Because it's illegal for people to volunteer to do government work without at least some nominal form of compensation. (Picturing Kara Kent getting high school credits for superhero hours)

I almost died over the line about the soundtrack being missing. That was fantastic.

Apropos:
ESA Space Ferry Saves ISS from Near Miss with Debris