Adela never dreamed she would be helping a rogue NASA scientist try to save the International Space Station by building the world's first space drive. Growing up on the most isolated farm in central Florida, Adela's life is the definition of boring. Classmates whisper about the backwater lifestyle; her only trustworthy friends are her many animals. Then NASA's most Top-Secret project crash-lands on her pond, only to be promptly eaten by an alligator. With her best friend, a tuxedo cat named Louie, they find and raise an unlikely survivor. As the clock ticks down, Adela's love for animals and intense self-sufficiency are NASA's only hope for saving the Space Station, its astronauts, and the entire space program from fiery destruction. Complete with illustrated science appendixes.