Star Power by Cathy Hapka & Ellen Vandenberg

Author:Cathy Hapka & Ellen Vandenberg [Hapka, Cathy & Vandenberg, Ellen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2021-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

Wallace balanced a bubble on his nose. “What does that mean?”

“The shields protect us from the extreme heat of stars like that.” I pointed out the window again at Polaris. “If we don’t get them fixed soon, the whole probe could turn into a giant baked potato!”

Chapter 6

PROBLEM SOLVING

I had to find a way to fix those heat shields!

“I wonder if this probe has robotic arms like the space station,” I said, waving a soap bubble out of my face. “I could probably figure out how to use them to tighten the shields.”

Wallace looked interested. “The high-school kids in my old town built a robotic arm for the science fair last year,” he said. “It was really cool. Carlos and I talked about adding one to Zixtar’s spaceship.”

“Great idea!” I said. “Robotic arms are super useful for fixing stuff in outer space.”

I studied the blueprints on the computer. It didn’t take long to locate the robotic arms. Next I had to figure out how to control them.

I searched the computer’s database and found the section about robotic arms. When I pressed Activate, controls popped out of the wall of the probe. Astro Cat jumped in surprise, and the Baby giggled before going back to grabbing soap bubbles. A screen dropped from the ceiling. It showed a view of the arms as they emerged from the outside shell.

Wallace peered at the screen. “Awesome! I bet Zixtar could use those to grab an ice-alien missile right out of the air!”

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