Disney, along with Google and Nasa, is working on a new TV show that will inspire young girls to pursue a career in science and technology. According to a Washington Post report, kids’ TV channel Disney Junior approached Google and the US space agency for the new science series called Miles From Tomorrow land. It is about a space adventure-seeking boy named Miles Callisto, his smart sister Loretta who codes and mother Phoebe who drives the family spaceship. Loretta uses computer code to solve problems that the family encounters during their adventures in space. The character is inspired by female Nasa astronaut Yvonne D. Cagle. The show can help get girls interested in the sciences at an early age. “We want all kids to get interested in science, but we really felt that it was important for girls in particular to see strong female characters,” Sascha Paladino, the show’s creator, was quoted as saying.

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