Episode 9: Individual Resolve

While Mutta visits the Johnson Space Center to watch Hibito train, a JAXA judge mentions why Mutta was dismissed from his prior employment. Hibito praises his brother during an evening television broadcast, which takes Mutta by surprise. Soon after, past coworkers phone Mutta to reveal the claims his old supervisor shared with JAXA. Believing his astronaut aspirations are ruined, Mutta is unaware that another judge who tracked the brothers' frequent visits meets those same former coworkers to discover the truth.

Aired May 6, 2012