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Reading Comprehension Guide

ISSUE No. 1: DREAM TO REALITY

Issue No. 1 

Dream to Reality follows 

Callie’s trailblazing path as 

the first woman on the Moon. 

Callie and her robot sidekick, 

RT, overcome setbacks, 

disappointment, and tragedy along the way. From her 

childhood dreams of space travel to being selected as an 

astronaut, Callie takes us on her journey to the Moon.

First Woman graphic novels are virtual reality (VR) and 

augmented reality (AR) enabled. Download the free 

app—available on iOS and Android—to walk through lifesize scenes from the graphic novel and explore NASA’s 

highlighted technologies, which helped Callie, and will help 

real astronauts, sustain life on the Moon. 

Students can interact with the graphic novel content by 

scanning the QR codes or through the AR environment, 

where they can meet RT and learn about tools used by 

astronauts, like Callie, to go to space!

LINKS

 Read Online: https://nasa.gov/calliefirst/#book

 Explore First Woman: https://nasa.gov/calliefirst

 WebAR: https://nasa.8thwall.app/firstwoman/

 Learn about Artemis: https://nasa.gov/artemis

 READ THE STORY AND DISCUSS 

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. Who was the first woman in space?

Valentina Tereshkova (pg. 8)

2. Why do you think RT was stowed in the bathroom of the 

Orion spacecraft on the way to the Moon?

To save space (pg. 5)

First Woman, a series of interactive 

graphic novels, follows fictional astronaut 

Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to 

explore the Moon. While Callie is a fictional 

character, the first female astronaut and 

person of color will soon set foot on the 

Moon—a historic milestone for NASA and 

humanity.

continued 

GREETINGS HUMAN!

Scan the QR code to learn about 

our journey to the Moon.

EDUCATOR GUIDE
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3. Where did Mrs. Hernandez recommend that Callie go

based on the doodles on her homework?

Space Camp (pg. 14)

4. What did Callie make for the science fair?

Robot, RT (pg. 18)

5. Who is RT named after?

Callie’s dad. (pg. 23)

6. What job did Callie do after college? How do you think

this experience made her a better astronaut?

Teacher (pg. 25)

7. What kinds of equipment will be at the Artemis Base

Camp?

Answers will vary. Garden, house, laboratory, rover, etc.

8. What are some skills Callie learned on her journey to

becoming an astronaut? How did these skills help her

on the Moon?

Answers will vary. Scuba diving, photography,

Japanese, pilot (pg. 27)

WRITING EXTENSION EXERCISE

QUESTIONS (continued)

9. What is the name of the type of robot that

Callie and Dan rescued?

PUFFER (pg. 24)

10. What emergency did the astronauts encounter while

investigating the lava tunnel?

Radiation flare (pg. 37)

11. BONUS: What was RT’s original purpose?

Tutor for children (pg. 28)

ART EXTENSION EXERCISE

Who inspires you?

Callie’s dad inspired her to choose a STEM career, so 

much so that she named her robot after him. Who is 

someone in your life that inspires you? What traits do 

you admire about them? What have they inspired you 

to do or become?

What would your robot do? Draw a picture of what your robot would look like. 

Callie made her first version of RT out of paper towel 

rolls and a later version out of car parts. If you were 

building your own robot, what materials would you 

use? What skills would you want to teach your robot? 

Draw a picture of what your robot would look like. 

Label the parts and the functions.

FIRST WOMAN Reading Comprehension Guide