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mission-control

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mission-control
Votey panel for mission-control
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Explanation

This comic depicts a space mission scenario where Commander Allen is on a mission to Venus. Mission control asks if there are any issues to report, and Commander Allen responds there are no issues "among humans" -- but then reveals there's significant "sexual tension" aboard. Mission control tells him to report none, so he revises: "I report none of sexual tension, either."

The final panels reveal that Commander Allen didn't actually make it to Venus due to a "miscommunication in math class," and instead the whole scene is just guys sitting around in a room with equipment, pretending to run a space mission. The comic satirizes both the stilted, formal communication style of actual space missions and the absurdity of people role-playing as astronauts while getting basic details (like orbital mechanics) wrong. The "sexual tension" subplot adds an extra layer of comedy to what turns out to be a hilariously low-stakes situation.

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