Sector 6

Smolder's assignment for Sector 6 was to map a giant planet made entirely of water. A bubble surrounded the planet to provide a breathable atmosphere before Smolder dove underwater. She touched down in a hangar on a landing platform atop a giant underwater structure.

As she approached the platform, she contacted the planet's inhabitants in order to request landing permission. This involved stating her name and her purpose for coming. The inhabitants granted her the permission to explore right before opening the hangar for her to touch down. Once she had landed, she closed the hangar door to prep her ship for mobility under the water. She wore her scuba gear in case of a hull breach and if her ship was too large for tight squeezes.

After switching her ship to move on wheels, she rolled onto an elevator platform at the hangar's rear and was lowered down below the water's surface. Once she confirmed being ready, the hangar technicians flooded the chamber and equalized the pressure so her ship wouldn't be crushed. After the hatches were opened, Smolder piloted her ship through the crystal-clear water, taking pictures of many different types of fish, sharks, whales, and many other types of marine life. Some of the hot-water vents that she photographed were in places she could not reach while inside her ship. So she had to put on her diving helmet and take her camera outside with her. This gave her a great opportunity to use her scuba gear and it was surely a great time for her to go swimming on the mission. When she was finished mapping, she swam back to her ship and slowly ascended to the surface so she wouldn't get "the bends". After surfacing safely and flying into the sky, she returned to the space station.