In 1980s NASA, aspiring astronaut Joan Goodwin navigates rigorous training, family pressures, and a forbidden romance with another woman amid societal homophobia and sexism.
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In 1980s NASA, aspiring astronaut Joan Goodwin navigates rigorous training, family pressures, and a forbidden romance with another woman amid societal homophobia and sexism.
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Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s Space Shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.
Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Fade-to-black romantic intimacy in a central lesbian relationship; moderate frequency without explicit details. Instances of sexual harassment and subtle coercion in workplace settings.
Violence & gore
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Brief mentions of death, including a possible space-related incident; no graphic depictions.
Profanity
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Recurring coarse language and profanity throughout dialogues and narration.
Substance use
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Drug use depicted in social contexts; some cautionary elements but not central.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Central lesbian romance and bisexual identity themes; protagonists navigate anti-gay hatred in 1980s NASA.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Themes of 1980s anti-gay hatred, misogyny, sexism, and pressure on women in professional spaces.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Emotional abuse, anti-gay discrimination, misogyny, and systemic suffering for women and LGBTQ+ characters. Instances of sexual harassment and subtle coercion in workplace settings.
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