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* AlternateHistory:
** Ed and Molly take the place of James Irwin and David Scott, the crew of the ''Apollo 15'' LEM in our timeline.
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* AlternateHistory:
** Ed and Molly take the place of James Irwin and David Scott, the crew of the ''Apollo 15'' LEM in our timeline.
** '' Apollo 15'' 's landing site is changed from the Hadley Rille in the Moon's northern hemisphere to the Shackleton crater near the South Pole.
** Molly discovers ice on the Moon in 1971, 37 years before it was discovered in our time.
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* AlternateHistory:
**Ed and Molly take the place of James Irwin and David Scott, the crew of the ''Apollo 15'' LEM in our timeline.
**'' Apollo 15'' 's landing site is changed from the Hadley Rille in the Moon's northern hemisphere to the Shackleton crater near the South Pole.
**Molly discovers ice on the Moon in 1971, 37 years before it was discovered in our time.
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* RefugeInAudacity: The Higher-Ups are about to cancel the female astronaut program. Deke Slayton, who is ''very'' insistent that he is not one to be pushed around by changing political winds, instead calls a live press conference where the four remaining female ASCANs are announced to the entire world as the next female astronauts. Not even Nixon and Kissinger combined could undo ''that''.

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* RefugeInAudacity: The Higher-Ups are about to cancel the female astronaut program. Deke Slayton, who is ''very'' insistent that he is not one to be pushed around by changing political winds, instead calls a live press conference where the four remaining female ASCANs [=ASCANs=] are announced to the entire world as the next female astronauts. Not even Nixon and Kissinger combined could undo ''that''.
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* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Margo accuses Molly of not being good enough for Apollo 15, and certainly not enough to be the first female astronaut, Molly complains that she's NotInThisForYourRevolution and is "just a pilot". Margot shuts her down with four words: "No. You're an ''astronaut''."

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* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Margo accuses Molly of not being good enough for Apollo 15, and certainly not enough to be the first female astronaut, Molly complains that she's NotInThisForYourRevolution and is "just a pilot". Margot Margo shuts her down with four words: "No. You're an ''astronaut''."



* BedmateReveal: Subverted and played straight. Larry is awoken by a phone call asking for Ellen; to which he sheepishly says she's in bed with him. After the caller hangs up, he climbs over his empty bed to reach a phonebook. The scene then cuts to Ellen and Pam in bed at Pam's apartment.

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* BedmateReveal: Subverted and played straight. Larry is awoken by a phone call asking for Ellen; Ellen, to which he sheepishly says she's in bed with him. After the caller hangs up, he climbs over his empty bed to reach a phonebook. The scene then cuts to Ellen and Pam in bed at Pam's apartment.



* RefugeInAudacity: The Higher-Ups are about to cancel the female astronaut program. Deke Slayton who is ''very'' insistent that he is not one to be pushed around by changing political winds instead calls a live press conference where the four remaining female as-cans are announced to the entire world as the next female astronauts - not even Nixon and Kissinger combined could undo ''that''.

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* RefugeInAudacity: The Higher-Ups are about to cancel the female astronaut program. Deke Slayton Slayton, who is ''very'' insistent that he is not one to be pushed around by changing political winds winds, instead calls a live press conference where the four remaining female as-cans ASCANs are announced to the entire world as the next female astronauts - not astronauts. Not even Nixon and Kissinger combined could undo ''that''.
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* {{Irony}}: In the previous episode, Molly resented Tracy for being kept on as an astronaut candidate for PR reasons. In this episode, Molly is inserted into Apollo 15 as a political stunt, and has to scramble to get herself ready for the mission in time.
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* CallBack: During a phone call with Gordo, Tracy flushes the toilet to remind him that she knows of his past infidelity

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* CallBack: During a phone call with Gordo, Tracy flushes the toilet to remind him that she knows of his past infidelityinfidelity.
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* CallBack: During a phone call with Gordo, Tracy flushes the toilet to remind him that she knows of his past infidelity
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Ed and Molly do not necessarily get along. But they have to or the mission will fail.
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* MistakenForGay: The implication was certainly there the episode before, but Ed is the first to actually voice the suspicion that Molly is gay. Turns out, she is HappilyMarried - to a man.
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* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Margot accuses Molly of not being good enough for Apollo 15, and certainly not enough to be the first female astronaut, Molly complains that she's NotInThisForYourRevolution and is "just a pilot". Margot shuts her down with four words: "No. You're an ''astronaut''."

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* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Margot Margo accuses Molly of not being good enough for Apollo 15, and certainly not enough to be the first female astronaut, Molly complains that she's NotInThisForYourRevolution and is "just a pilot". Margot shuts her down with four words: "No. You're an ''astronaut''."
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After Patty's death, Deke certifies the four remaining female astronaut candidates -- Molly, Danielle, Tracey, and Ellen -- against Nixon's wishes. Molly is assigned to Apollo 15 in Gordo's place, further straining his marriage with Tracey. Molly and Ed butt heads during training.

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After Patty's death, Deke certifies the four remaining female astronaut candidates -- Molly, Danielle, Tracey, Tracy, and Ellen -- against Nixon's wishes. Molly is assigned to Apollo 15 in Gordo's place, further straining his marriage with Tracey.Tracy. Molly and Ed butt heads during training.



* AwfulWeddedLife: Tracey and Gordo were already struggling, but Tracey becoming an astronaut and Gordo getting cut from Apollo 15 pushes things even further south.

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* AwfulWeddedLife: Tracey Tracy and Gordo were already struggling, but Tracey Tracy becoming an astronaut and Gordo getting cut from Apollo 15 pushes things even further south.
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* RefugeInAudacity: The Higher-Ups are about to cancel the female astronaut program. Deke Slayton who is ''very'' insistent that he is not one to be pushed around by changing political winds instead calls a live press conference where the four remaining female as-cans are announced to the entire world as the next female astronauts - not even Nixon and Kissinger combined could undo ''that''.
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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Molly initially has no interest in becoming a feminine icon, though she starts to change her tune when she sees the cheering crowd ahead of the launch.
* TheUnsmile: NASA's PR department repeatedly try to get Molly to smile for the camera. The results are... ''mixed''.

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* TheBeard: Ellen and Larry are revealed to be gay, and that they have this arrangement to deflect suspicion.

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* TheBeard: Ellen and Larry are revealed to be gay, and that they have this arrangement are pretending to be a couple to deflect suspicion.suspicion.
* BedmateReveal: Subverted and played straight. Larry is awoken by a phone call asking for Ellen; to which he sheepishly says she's in bed with him. After the caller hangs up, he climbs over his empty bed to reach a phonebook. The scene then cuts to Ellen and Pam in bed at Pam's apartment.


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* {{Jerkass}}: President Nixon phones Deke during the Apollo 15 launch just to remind him that if Molly screws up the mission, he (Deke) will be the one to answer for it.
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After Patty's death, Deke certifies the four remaining female astronaut candidates -- Molly, Danielle, Tracey, and Ellen -- against Nixon's wishes. Molly is assigned to Apollo 15 in Gordo's place, further straining his marriage with Tracey. Molly and Ed butt heads during training.
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* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Margot accuses Molly of not being good enough for Apollo 15, and certainly not enough to be the first female astronaut, Molly complains that she's NotInThisForYourRevolution and is "just a pilot". Margot shuts her down with four words: "No. You're an ''astronaut''."
* AwfulWeddedLife: Tracey and Gordo were already struggling, but Tracey becoming an astronaut and Gordo getting cut from Apollo 15 pushes things even further south.
* TheBeard: Ellen and Larry are revealed to be gay, and that they have this arrangement to deflect suspicion.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Molly thinks that Ed is patronizing her because she's a woman. Ed thinks Molly is too abrasive to take constructive advice. Neither of them are wrong.
* ButchLesbian: Ed wonders if Molly is this after their rough first meeting. Turns out she's heterosexual and HappilyMarried.
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