Episode
Space Brothers: Rocket Road
Overview
Mutta, Apo, and the strange old man watch as Hibito launches off into space. Afterwards, Mutta reminisces about the road taken by Hibito to reach this point.
Details
- Series
- Space Brothers
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 31
- Air date
- 2012-11-03
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Rocket Road is Episode 31 in Season 1 of Space Brothers. It aired on 2012-11-03. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 30: Dog, Old Man, and Alexander
It's finally the day of the launch, but the weather doesn't look good. On top of that, Apo's run off, so Mutta has to go find him. While searching for Apo, Mutta comes across a suspicious old man.
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