Krillie Tries it On
Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.
Our Belt K uniforms and some other clothing is described at https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/09/kemlo-krillie-fashion/
My Belt K Fashion Diary Entry is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/aed957af671c [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .
But once I got started with trying on outfits, especially as its so easy to use VR to “virtually wear” them, its tempting to “try it on” more.
Here are some gowns…
In the “Fancy Dress” theme, I tried on an “Elsa” dress from the “Frozen” films, which now are at their 18th iteration. I also took inspiration from the Art3mis character in the “Ready Player One” movie for a shiny red dress…
Now a couple of outfits with Kemlo. For the second outfit I asked Google Gemini to “Generate outfits for the two 18 year old characters that you thinks will best represent fashion as it could appear in the mid 22nd Century”.
Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/.
See also:
Belt K Technical Manual
[Space Station | Space Scooters | SR Mk.1 | SR Mk.2 | SX SR-MR2 | SX SPITAR ]
Belt K – An Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Children born on Belt K are given names starting with “K”. “Gravity Rays” are projected around space stations and spacecraft to protect them from meteor damage, provide an area within them with gravity and to stabilize their positions. They provide an envelope within which the occupants can breath normally when close to their space station areas or spacecraft. But away from the protective area of the Gravity Rays helmets and full space suits must be worn.
Spacecraft – Space Scooters (SS) for intra-habitat local transport and exploration, Space Runabouts (SR) for in orbit travel, Space Transports (ST) managed by the Space Transport Authority (STA) are the workhorses for orbital and Earth-Orbit operations for cargo and passengers, and Experimental Spacecraft (SX).
Space Scooters (SS) – small two to four seat personal spacecraft for travel within a Belt. Highly automated with remote supervisory capability for younger travellers.
Space Runabouts (SR) – two seat or larger spacecraft for travel around and between the Satellite Belts. Automation is used for safety. Fully autonomous versions provide a taxi service.
Space e(X)perimental (SX) – a range of craft under development and testing.
Origination: Retro-futuristic space station image generation in Scenario.. Used as a basis for generation of a space station image in Google Gemini. 3D model created in Tripo3D.
Space Scooters typically provide short distance local transport within belts. They are mostly are fully autonomous. Modular engines make replacement and maintenance easier.
Origination: Original artwork from “Kemlo and the Star Men” paperback. Tidied up in Leonardo. Used as a basis for generation of a spacecraft image in Google Gemini.
For use in no atmosphere settings.
Origination: Original artwork from “Kemlo and the Space Lanes” paperback. Simple 3D model generated in OpenSimulator. Image of that used to generate a detailed image in Google Gemini. 3D model created in Tripo3D.
Adds atmospheric use and Earth landings as well as in orbit uses.
Origination: Google Gemini image generation and manipulation.
Origination: Google Gemini image generation and manipulation.
Space Personal Investigation Training and Research Craft Number XK240.
Origination: Original artwork by “Cornwel” from “Kemlo and the End of Time” hardback. Scenario.com was used to enhance a scan of this illustration. That was used to generate a detailed image in Google Gemini. Further manipulation in Google Gemini.
The Belt K Technical Manual uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/. The images for the figurines was created by the Google Gemini AI App.
See also:
Little Green Men
Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/3206f844b8fe [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .
Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
Google Gemini Prompt:
Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources
Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).
Fancy Dress
Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/249c26806457 [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .
I just love the style of the costumes in the old SciFi films, so after got back from the 20th Century SciFi Film at the Expo Pavilion, I used my VR Headset to see how I would look in a range of the old costume designs, many still look very modern…
Star Wars (as Princess Leia and as Rey)
Forbidden Planet (as Altaira with Robby the Robot)
Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
Google Gemini Prompt:Create a Storybook with title “Fancy Dress”. Make the story interesting to a teenage audience. Krillie is 17 years old and was born on Satellite Belt K. She has lived all her life in space. Satellite Belt K is shown in the attached image and is an Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Use the image of Krillie in her cream and orange space station uniform to start the story. Keep the style and appearance of Krillie the same throughout. Use KRILLIE on her name badge in the same place consistently. No national flags or corporate symbols should be visible throughout.
Krillie is in her cabin on Satellite Belt K in Earth orbit. Krillie is looking at a poster for the movie “Forbidden Plant” on her cabin wall.
There is an exhibition of “20th Century SciFi Film Fashion” at the Belt K Space Expo Pavilion” and Krillie is excited that some of the original costumes from early SciFi films is part of the current exhibition.
Krillie takes a shuttle train from the Belt K Accommodation Area to the large and impressive “Space Expo Pavilion” seeing the announcement of the “20th Century SciFi Film Fashion” as she approaches.
Krillie looks round the exhibition seeing many wonderful and original exhibits from films such as Star Wars (with Darth Vader figure with light sabre and X-Wing spacecraft),
Krillie turns a corner and is thrilled to see the large area of “Forbidden Planet” film memorabilia. The film was made in the middle of the 20th Century and the fashion still looks so modern.
There is an entire area showing designs for the “Forbidden Planet” movie character “Altaira”. Krille particularly loves the designs for the film by “Helen Rose” as they inspired her interest in futuristic fashion.
But a big surprise is that there is an area where exhibition visitors can use VR Goggles and look into a virtual mirror to “try on” some of the outfits. So Krille takes the opportunity to do that. She wears Altaira’s Blue Minidress with Hood.
But she is particularly impressed with trying on Altair’s White Minidress and stands virtually next to the “Robby the Robot” original film prop to pose for a selfie.
She is even more happy that it is possible to order a custom printed version of the White Minidress to be delivered back to her cabin.
Finally, Krillie is back in her cabin. The Forbidden Planet poster is still on the cabin wall, but now Krillie wears her Forbidden Planet White Minidress and admires how it looks on herself in the mirror.
Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources
Note: version for editing (needs Be Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).
The Ever-Learning Belt
Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.
The following are extracts from https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
Education – Space-born children begin their education and practice simulated space operations very early. Classrooms and experience areas allow for e-Learning (enhanced learning), VR immersion and simulated field trips including holographic spaces and linked teleoperations of devices in many locations. Kids in the Belt call the facilities “sKool”. Belt residents engage in lifelong learning and training opportunities.
Space Operations Training – By the age of 11 many children have usually become familiar with space vehicle operations through simulation and play and can already use autonomous space scooters with confidence. At 13 children can take a basic flight operations test so that they can use the unsupervised mode on space scooters with appropriate oversight by the Belt K Operations Authority. At 15 they are allowed to use space scooters with limited unsupervised operations. At 18 with a pilot’s license they can use space runabouts. Belt children usually achieve their spacecraft qualifications very soon after their relevant birthdays as they make use of e-Learning, simulators and VR ahead of time. At age 20, for those wanting to use space transports professionally, they can obtain a Space Operations License (SOL) from the Space Transport Authority (STA) via exams and after logging flight experience. The SOL is renewable annually.
K-Pad – a device with screen for communications, information, augmented reality for technical operations, education, etc. Age appropriate facilities are on the device. Updates ensure the device stays appropriate to its user for life. Strong privacy protection is enforced with locally stored data entirely private to the user and not shared off device.
Open World University (OWU) – the main provider of educational opportunities and experiences to on-world and off-world learners of all ages. OWU physical bases and computing centres are on and under sea islands named Atlantica Sea City and Pacifica Sea City run by the international United Nations (UN) Organization. OWU programmes are run for all ages and support lifelong learning. e-Learning (enhanced learning) using distance education is employed with group and social functions, VR simulated field trips and experimental labs. Advanced courses including Masters degrees are provided through OWU by specialised Educational Institutions across the world and beyond.
Offworld Heritage Sites and International Monuments – Some early space age activities on the Moon and in Earth Orbit have been kept intact and preserved for future generations. The International Space Station (ISS) constructed in the late 1990s, and the first dual concentric wheel shaped rotating space station (often referred to as the 2001 Space Station as a nod to the film 2001 that depicted such a station) are in orbit and can be visited externally or in detail via remote VR operated telerobotics.
A Tour of the Educational and Training Areas of Satellite Belt K
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/8fa4d32ae45a [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .
Virtual Reality and Virtual World experiences created all the way back near the start of the 21st century include the “MoonWorld” and “RGU Oil Rig” immersive training environments. More details are available via clicking on the links or images below…
- https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2012/01/19/moonworld-virtual-world-for-inquiry-and-planetary-geology-field-work/
- https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2017/06/07/virtual-oil-rig-enhancing-higher-education/
Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
Google Gemini Prompt:Create a Storybook interesting to a teenage audience. Krillie is 17 years old and was born on Satellite Belt K. She has lived all her life in space. Satellite Belt K is shown in the attached image and is an Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Use the image of Krillie in her cream and orange space station uniform to start the story. Keep the style and appearance of Krillie the same throughout. Use KRILLIE on her name badge in the same place consistently. No national flags or corporate symbols should be visible throughout.
Krillie is going to show us round the educational and training facilities on Belt K. Things change fast in space and technological knowledge is critical. Belt K citizens of all ages take education and training seriously and most engage in lifelong learning.
Lets start in the nursery “Training School” where young children engage in creative play. Activities are fun but give a grounding for many life skills. Navigation and cooperation is taught using simple wheeled “Scooters”.
Now onto “First School” where children up to 10 years old use a range of educational technology in their classes. VR Headsets and “Virtual Worlds” give useful immersive multi-user virtual experiences. An example is the “MoonWorld” exploration environment to teach basic geology and sample collection.
Older children attend “Second School”. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects are covered in detail. Creative arts are also considered very important for Belt childrens’ rounded education. Krillie first started her own “Space Girl” diary for her own project while at Second School. Simple space flight training and navigation skills are begun at this stage.
Simulated environments are considered a vital educational tool. There is even a historical archive of the “Oil Rig Safety Training” immersive experience to show what VR and virtual worlds looked like a long time ago in the mid-20th century. Oil Rig workers who went out to dangerous offshore oil rigs before the advent of more advanced robotics were trained in such virtual environments.
Belt students often study for a degree from age 15 and many, including Krillie, have been awarded first degrees by the time they reach 17.
For the final part of our tour of the Belt training facilities we are going to need to call on Kemlo. Kemlo is a qualified spacecraft pilot and can take out the “Space Runabouts” without supervision. So, Krillie and Kemlo meet in the Spacecraft hanger of Satellite Belt K near their green two seater Space Runabout.
Finally, Kemlo takes Krillie on a demonstration training flight out from Belt K on a pre-designed flight path out to look back at the Belt K space station hung in the blackness of space above a glowing blue and green Earth.
Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources
Note: version for editing (needs Be Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).
Graduation Day
Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.
It was my Masters Graduation ceremony earlier this week and I was excited to be going. I have been studying for my Masters degree in AI and Robotics vis remote e-Learning with the University of Edinburgh. Well, it all turned out to be a bit of an adventure really. Quite an adventure!
Kemlo offered to take me down to the Open World University Graduation Hall on Atlantica Space City and as he has been testing the experimental SX-MR2 modular runabout spacecraft he took me down in that. Well things did not exactly go smoothly.
Kemlo and myself wrote a little storybook to explain… https://g.co/gemini/share/5c98370aed99
But I did make it to the Graduation Ceremony, even though I was a bit breathless and as I did not have time to change, I was still in my space station uniform! No one seemed to mind and I got a very warm reception from the audience and Dean.
But I made up for it later at the Graduation Ball back at a space station near to Belt K. I was able to change into my own design Graduation Ball dress. Kemlo looked smart too and he used some of the material that made up my dress for his bow tie.
Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources
Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).
Belt-K Fashion
a href=”https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/files/2025/09/Krillies-Diary-Space-Girl-Logo-Pink-and-Blue.png”>Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/aed957af671c [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .
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Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
Google Gemini Prompt: Create a Storybook with title “Belt-K Fashion”. Use the background about “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie” who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Use the style image for the normal appearance of Krillie and her friend Kemlo. Keep the character appearance and name badge labels and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. No national flags to be visible and no national or recognizable corporate insignia on clothing or spacesuits.
Krillie was born on Satellite Belt-K and has lived all her life in space. She is 17 years old. She has a Degree in Space Construction Engineering and is currently studying for a Masters by e-Learning in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh. Krillie is the author of a diary and series of books describing life as a Space Girl which are popular with children on Earth and in the Belts and beyond. Krillie has an interest in fashion in general and in AI-enhanced kinetic fashion in particular.
Make the story interesting to a teenage audience. Start with the image of Krillie in her uniform but have her dress in 22nd Century fashionalble clothing as the story progresses. The storybook should be in a diary style based on Krillie and sometimes with her friend Kemlo, taking the reader to interesting locations on the Satellite Belt-K space station visiting interesting areas where the fashion is appropriate. Krille and Kemlo together in fashionable 22nd Century clothing also go to some exotic space locations on other space stations such as the “Earthrim Cocktail Lounge” where brightly coloured fruit juice cocktails are served. The final page and illustration should be a stunning visit to the famed “Zero and Beyond” nightclub where couples can float Zero-G in dreamy outfits and dresses.
Introducing Belt-K
Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/966ef14978de [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .
Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
Google Gemini Prompt: Create a Storybook with title “Introducing Belt-K”. Krillie was born on Satellite Belt-K and has lived all her life in space. The storybook should be in a diary style based on Krillie taking the reader on a trip round the Satellite Belt-K space station and visiting interesting areas. Satellite Belt K is shown in the attached image and is an Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Make the story interesting to a teenage audience. Use the image of Krillie in her uniform for her trip round the space station. Keep the style and appearance of Krillie the same throughout. Use KRILLIE on her name badge in the same place consistently. No national flags or corporate symbols should be visible throughout.
Krillies ‘Space Girl’ Diary
Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and describing life as a Space Girl which I hope are of interest to children on Earth and in the Satellite Belts and beyond.
Satellite Belt K is an Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Children born on Belt K are given names starting with “K”.
Krillie That’s me! I am 17 years old, born 11th November on Belt K, Sector A. Belt kinds start their education and training early. I have an Open World University (OWU) Degree in Space Construction Engineering and am currently studying for a Masters by e-Learning in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. I have an interest in AI-enhanced fashion. On the belt’s we all have robotic assistants and mine is named “KaRA” and embedded my K-Pad.
More coming soon from entries in my Diary. Stay tuned!
Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
Far from Tranquillity
Google Gemini Storybooks lets you create a customized picture book, for either children or adults, given a topic, an optional target audience age, and an optional art style for the images.
There are a fw glitches that could not be resolved by repeated edting requests… On page 6 an extra Krillie is shown in the Space Runabout cockpit. And, although Kemlo and Krillie are international Satellite Belt citizens, lets assume that they added US insignia on their spacesuits to acknowledge their Moon specific mission in honour of the nation which launched Apollo 11 and made the first manned lunar landing.
Prompt: ; Create a Storybook with title “Far from Tranquillity”. Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Use the appearance of the two seater green Space Runabout.
Kemlo and Krillie have been given the mission of checking on the integrity of the Apollo 11 Offworld Heritage Site on the Moon. The Satellite Belt K Officials are concerned that growing tourism poses a risk.
Kemlo an Krille are seen departing Satellite Belt K in the green Space Runabout with the Moon hanging in space ahead.
Kemlo and Krillie land on the Moon a little away from Apollo 11 and look out from their Space Runabout. The original Apollo 11 landing stage remains in place but a replica ascent stage has been added back to show the Lunar Module as it would have appeared when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first walked on the Moon. Two Space Excursion vehicles that can accommodate about 10 people and a group of lunar tourists in bright space suits stand some 50 metres away from the lunar module.
Kemlo and Krille put on their full spacesuits and globe helmets and walk across to the tourist group. This group is well behaved and is staying away form the area of the first Moon landing as required.
But looking across to where Neil Armstrong’s “First Step for (a) Man” still is as clear as when it was first planted, they can see te potential risk from future tourists or small children.
Kemlo and Krille retrieve two large carry bags from the Space Runabout and walk back over to the area around the Lunar Module.
Kemlo and Krille start to place on the ground tennis ball sized blue neon globes taken from their carry bags. They are making a circle some 100 metres in diameter fully around the Lunar Module.
Kemlo calls Satellite Belt K Control on his “Komputer” communications device and says the globes are in position and ready to be activated.
Satellite Belt K Control activates the globe devices which creates an almost invisible shimmering barrier some 10 metres high and 100 metres in diameter fully around Apollo 11. Kemlo and Krillie look on from outside the barrier and the tourist goup and their vehicles are away to the other side and outside the barrier.
Kemlo and Krtillie reenter the Space Runabout and have removed their helmets. They look out across the Apollo 11 and the tourist group who have clear views of the lunar module while having a barrier to prevent and possible future incursions into the Offworld Heritage Site space.
Include a final image of Apollo 11 with the nearby lunar tourist group still in their brightly coloured spacesuits and helmets with a number of the children having fun by running at the almost invisible barrier and using it as a vertical trampoline to bounce them far back with the reduced lunar gravity. Kemlo and Krillie laugh as they see the new barrier is already leading to some new “Lunar Fun and Games”.
https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook
The storybook uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
There are a few glitches that could not be resolved by repeated edting requests… On page 6 an extra Krillie is shown in the Space Runabout cockpit. And, although Kemlo and Krillie are international Satellite Belt citizens, lets assume that they added US insignia on their spacesuits to acknowledge their Moon specific mission in honour of the nation which launched Apollo 11 and made the first manned lunar landing.
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/9fcef6571d3c or PDF Format.
Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources
Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).
Kemlo & Krillie Briefing
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Situation – It is the month of May in a year in the future. Earth has an outer space presence in Earth Orbit, on the Moon and beyond. International United Nations entities are now preferred to nationalistic governments and other authorities. Education, cultural and Internet services are freely available everywhere funded by proportional contributions by all countries. Grants support the provision of equipment to access these resources where circumstances require it. The Internet is now a safe and welcoming place since the introduction of an international requirement for strong privacy protections and open source for any major platform. A Universal Basic Income is provided to everyone both on world and off world.
Belt K – An Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Children born on Belt K are given names starting with “K”.
Education – Space-born children begin their education and practice simulated space operations very early. Classrooms and experience areas allow for e-Learning (enhanced learning), VR immersion and simulated field trips including holographic spaces and linked teleoperations of devices in many locations. Kids in the Belt call the facilities “sKool”. Belt residents engage in lifelong learning and training opportunities.
Space Operations Training – By the age of 11 many children have usually become familiar with space vehicle operations through simulation and play and can already use autonomous space scooters with confidence. At 13 children can take a basic flight operations test so that they can use the unsupervised mode on space scooters with appropriate oversight by the Belt K Operations Authority. At 15 they are allowed to use space scooters with limited unsupervised operations. At 18 with a pilot’s license they can use space runabouts. Belt children usually achieve their spacecraft qualifications very soon after their relevant birthdays as they make use of e-Learning, simulators and VR ahead of time. At age 20, for those wanting to use space transports professionally, they can obtain a Space Operations License (SOL) from the Space Transport Authority (STA) via exams and after logging flight experience. The SOL is renewable annually.
Spacecraft – Space Scooters (SS) for intra-habitat local transport and exploration, Space Runabouts (SR) for in orbit travel, Space Transports (ST) managed by the Space Transport Authority (STA) are the workhorses for orbital and Earth-Orbit operations for cargo and passengers, and Experimental Spacecraft (SX).
Space Scooters (SS) – small two to four seat personal spacecraft for travel within a Belt. Highly automated with remote supervisory capability for younger travellers.
Space Runabouts (SR) – two seat or larger spacecraft for travel around and between the Satellite Belts. Automation is used for safety. Fully autonomous versions provide a taxi service.
Robotic Assistants (RA) – a range of intelligent agents which are implemented in a distributed fashion. They can be personalised and embedded in a range of physical forms such as a wrist device or a robot. By tradition such robots are given names starting with the initial of the belt they are deployed on (e.g. “KaRA”)
K-Pad – a device with screen for communications, information, augmented reality for technical operations, education, etc. Age appropriate facilities are on the device. Updates ensure the device stays appropriate to its user for life. Strong privacy protection is enforced with locally stored data entirely private to the user and not shared off device.
Kemlo – Male, 18 years old, born 3rd March on Belt K, Sector A. Kemlo has has an Open World University (OWU) Degree in Planetary Geosciences. Skilled pilot. Captain of the Space Scouts. Helps train younger children to fly and maintain space scooters. Kemlo is involved in the test programme for an experimental modular space runabout (SX-MR2). Kemlo’s robotic assistant which he calls “Komputer” is embedded in his Omega wrist band (a gift for his 18th birthday) which he wears with the screen under his left wrist in “driver-style”.
Krillie – Female**, 17 years old, born 11th November on Belt K, Sector A. Krillie has an Open World University (OWU) Degree in Space Construction Engineering and is currently studying for a Masters by e-Learning in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Krillie is the author of a diary and series of books describing life as a Space Girl which are popular with children on Earth and in the Belts and beyond. Krillie has an interest in AI-enhanced fashion. Krillie’s robotic assistant “KaRA” is embedded in her K-Pad. [** Gender change from the Kemlo books.]
Open World University (OWU) – the main provider of educational opportunities and experiences to on-world and off-world learners of all ages. OWU physical bases and computing centres are on and under sea islands named Atlantica Sea City and Pacifica Sea City run by the international United Nations (UN) Organization. OWU programmes are run for all ages and support lifelong learning. e-Learning (enhanced learning) using distance education is employed with group and social functions, VR simulated field trips and experimental labs. Advanced courses including Masters degrees are provided through OWU by specialised Educational Institutions across the world and beyond.
Offworld Heritage Sites and International Monuments
Some early space age activities on the Moon and in Earth Orbit have been kept intact and preserved for future generations. The International Space Station (ISS) constructed in the late 1990s, and the first wheel shaped rotating space station (often referred to as the 2001 Space Station as a nod to the film 2001 that depicted such a station) are in orbit and can be visited externally or in detail via remote VR operated telerobotics.
Kemlo & Krillie Fashion
The Kemlo & Krillie fashion uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/
2001: A Birthday Odyssey
Google Gemini Storybooks lets you create a customized picture book, for either children or adults, given a topic, an optional target audience age, and an optional art style for the images.
Prompt: Create a Storybook with title “2001: A Birthday Odyssey”. Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. No national flags to be visible and no national or recognizable corporate insignia on clothing or spacesuits. Make sure to use design of the green “Space Runabout” spaceship as in the attached images. The occupants always face te nose when seated inside the craft which has a fully enclosed cockpit cover.
It’s Kemlo’s Birthday! Krillie is joined Kemlo in his cabin on Satellite Belt K. A large window looks out to the Earth with blue oceans shimmering below. On the cabin wall is a movie poster for the film “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Kemlo and Krillie are off duty for the day. Krillie excitedly tells Kemlo that she has made a reservation for a birthday excursion to the “2001 Station” which neither of them have visited before.
Kemlo and Krillie leave Satelite Belt K in Kemlo’s green “Space Runabout” two seater spaceship for the orbrital journey across to the far side of Earth.
Kemlo and Krilie approach the “2001 Spacestation” actually completed some five decades after the 2001 year in which the movie set. It has two concentric wheel shaped structures attached to a central hub. The designers deliberately used a visual appearance similar to the spacestation in the movie.
Kemlo pilots his Space Runabout to align with the central hub and face on to the wheels. He engages the Spacestation Granvity Rays with those on his spaceship causing the space runabout to start to rotate at exactly the same rate as the space station. Krillie suggests they deploy a drone to take a selfie image of them approaching the station.
Kemlo carefully manipulates the position of the space runabout to look similar to the a shot of the “PanAm Shuttle” approaching the space station in the movie. Krillie notes that the shot will make a great addition to an article for her “Space Diary”
After landing and disembarking, Kemlo and Krillie change into fashionable 22nd Century Retro-Future clothing with neon highlights and make their way into the reception area for the fashionable “Earthrim Cocktail Lounge”.
Krillie has arranged a window table with fantastic views over the Earth and its Blue Oceans. They are served with bright colorful fruit juice cocktails. They sit looking out as the planet below rotates under them.
Kemlo and Krille have returned to the space station and both are still dressed in their 22nd Century Retro-Future clothing. Krillie is walking along the Satellite belt-K station corridors towards Kemlo’s cabin. Under her arm is a wrapped present with a box large enough for a poster.
Krillie is with Kemlo in his cabin having given Kemlo his birthday gift. Its is the selfie image of their Space Runabout approaching the 2001 Spacestation.
Include a final image of Kemlo and Krillie in the observation level of satellite Kelt K along with a group of male and female teenage Space Scouts and some smaller children cheering and waving as they look out at a colorful drone show spelling out the words “Happy Birthday Kemlo!”
https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook
The storybook uses background created previously using AI tools based in the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/
The Storybook produced is available at: https://gemini.google.com/share/51c819c809ff or PDF Format.
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Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources
Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).
Kemlo and the Gravity Ray Gun
TBA
Prompt: Create a Storybook with title “Kemlo and the Gravity Ray Gun”. Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie, teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Kemlo has been given the mission to thoroughly test out a new device. This is a Ray Gun which can project “Gravity Rays”.
These are normally used on Spaceships or Spacestations for positioning and to provide safety shields. The hand held Ray Gun as pictured in the attached image is meant to allow use of hravity rays in different and restricted space situations. Kemlo has a belt and holster on his waist that could hold the Ray Gun when not in his hand. It is Kemlo’s task to identify appropriate and safe uses. Initial experiments are taking place in laboratory conditions and are going well, with Kemlo recording his experience for later analysis.
Over in the Satellite Belt K Spacestation school area with its large overhead dome facing the Earth below, Killie, Kemlo’s female friend, is assisting in an exercise for a class of young children. But a meteorite gets through the protective shield round the Spacestation and hits the dome causing a crack to appear. This puts the children and other occupants at risk.
Krillie quickly calls for emergency assistance from Kemlo, as Captain of the Space Scouts. Kemlo rushes to the scene taking the Ray Gun. He carefully aims it at the crack which is growing larger. This gives temporary stability to ensure the integrity of the school area dome. Krillie meanwhile calls up the Satellite Belt K engineering team, and they rush to the area outside the dome in space with heavy equipment to begin full repairs.
Include a final image of the the children alongside Kemlo and Krillie cheering and waving through the dome at the engineering team as they complete repairs.
Kemlo & Krillie – Storybooks
Click on the book cover to open the Google Gemini Storybook.
More Detail, Alternative Formats and Background
- The Belt K AdventureStorybook 1: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/05/google-gemini-storybook-kemlo-and-krillie/
https://g.co/gemini/share/d0a85734e6b8 | PDF Format | Storybook 1 Images
- Storybook 2: Krillie’s Grand Graduation AdventureStorybook 2: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/05/google-gemini-storybook-kemlo-and-krillie/
https://g.co/gemini/share/5ceb6ce5de10 | PDF Format | Storybook 2 Images
- Storybook 3: The ISS EmergencyStorybook 3: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/07/google-gemini-storybook-the-iss-emergency/
https://g.co/gemini/share/dfc5a957adb8 | PDF Format | Storybook 3 Images
Background from https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/ [PDF Format]. Character details, spacecraft, spacestation, Kemlo Font and other information at https://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~ai/resources/Kemlo-and-Krillie/
Google Gemini – Storybook – The ISS Emergency
Create a customized picture book, for either children or adults, given a topic, an optional target audience age, and an optional art style for the images.
Prompt: Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Kemlo and Krillie head out from Satellite Belt K on a mission to check on the condition and status of the International Space Station which is still in Earth orbit and which has been designated as an “Offworld Heritage Site”. The site has become a popular anchor location for nearby orbital vacation homes. As they approach the ISS, it is clear that something is terribly wrong. A large section of one of the solar panels has become almost entirely detached and is hanging by loose cables. This will pose a very serious risk to the surrounding space vacation homes as well as risking much higher levels of damage to the ISS itself. Time is short and Kemlo and Krillie call upon the other Space Scouts on Belt K to come and assist using the “Gravity Rays” on their small spaceships to help repair the ISS temporarily until engineers can be sent to effect a full repair. Include some images of the ISS and the spacecraft in its vicinity during the initial inspection and in the work by the Space Scouts to effect the temporary repair. Include a final image of the the engineering team’s larger repaor spacecraft approaching the ISS.
https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook
The storybook uses background created previously using AI tools based in the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/dfc5a957adb8 or PDF Format
Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).
Google Gemini – Storybook – Krillie’s Graduation Gambit
Create a customized picture book, for either children or adults, given a topic, an optional target audience age, and an optional art style for the images.
Prompt: Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Krillie has graduated with a Masters by e-Learning in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh and has been invited to receive her degree certificate in a ceremony at the Open World University (OWU) situated on Atlantica Sea City. Kemlo is to transport her in an experimental spacecraft from the orbiting Satellite Belt K down to Atlantica Sea City. But something goes wrong and Kemlo and Krillie must use all their skills to correct the issue and still get to the ceremony in time for a happy ending.
https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook
The storybook uses background created previously using AI tools based in the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/cdc610971da1 or https://g.co/gemini/share/df05dd50b44b
Version 2 with more emphasis on showing the spacecraft and the graduation ceremony.
Prompt: Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Krillie has graduated with a Masters by e-Learning in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh and has been invited to receive her degree certificate in a ceremony at the Open World University (OWU) situated on Atlantica Sea City as shown in an attached image. Kemlo is to transport her in an experimental spacecraft from the orbiting Satellite Belt K down to Atlantica Sea City. But something goes wrong and Kemlo and Krillie must use all their skills to correct the issue and still get to the ceremony in time for a happy ending. Include some images of the spacecrat descending and approaching Atlantica Sea City. Include a final image of the graduation ceremony with Killie receiving her certificate.
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/93daa9bab288
Textual Story Generation
Once upon a time, not so long from now, there was a place called
Belt K, a sprawling space habitat in orbit around Earth. It was home to many people, but none were as well known as the two space-born teenagers, Kemlo and Krillie. Kemlo, at eighteen, was an accomplished pilot and the captain of the Space Scouts. His best friend, Krillie, a year younger, was a brilliant Space Construction Engineer with a Masters in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh.
It was a momentous day. Krillie was invited to receive her master’s degree in person at the
Open World University (OWU), located on the magnificent Atlantica Sea City on Earth. Kemlo, a skilled pilot, was tasked with getting her there in time for the ceremony in his experimental modular space runabout, the SX-MR2. They were both excited, dressed in their sleek blue and orange flight suits with the Kemlo and Krillie name tags in the correct position on the chest, a gift from the Belt K Operations Authority.
The journey began smoothly. Kemlo piloted the SX-MR2 away from Belt K and set a course for Earth. As they descended through the atmosphere, the view was breathtaking. The blue-green swirl of Earth’s oceans and continents grew larger and larger in the viewport, a stark contrast to the endless black of space they were so used to. They could see the vast expanse of the sea and the glittering city that was their destination.
Krillie’s heart swelled with a mix of excitement and anticipation. This was a day she had worked her whole life for. But just as they were nearing the coast, a warning light flashed on the control panel. A quick diagnostic showed a critical power drain from the main propulsion system.
“What is it, Kemlo?” Krillie asked, her voice tinged with concern.
“I’m not sure,” Kemlo replied, his brow furrowed in concentration as he ran checks. “It looks like the system is rerouting power to the wrong places. We’re losing our descent speed.”
They had to think fast. The SX-MR2 was designed for in-orbit travel, not for atmospheric descent, and a manual override was out of the question. Kemlo and Krillie knew this was the time to use their training and work as a team. Kemlo focused on maintaining a stable flight path and used their auxiliary thrusters to keep the vessel from spiraling out of control. Meanwhile, Krillie accessed the SX-MR2’s operating system with her K-Pad. Her knowledge of AI and robotics was crucial. She had to create a new program to override the faulty system and reroute power back to the main thrusters.
The seconds felt like hours. Kemlo was sweating, his knuckles white as he gripped the controls. Krillie’s fingers flew across her K-Pad, writing lines of code, her mind racing. “Almost there,” she muttered, “I’ve almost got it.”
Just as they were about to dip too low, the main engines roared to life, a triumphant sound that filled the cockpit. They were back on course. Kemlo expertly maneuvered the SX-MR2 towards the glittering metropolis of Atlantica Sea City. It was a close call, but they had made it.
They landed just in the nick of time. Kemlo and Krillie, now out of their spacesuits, made their way to the graduation hall. They were met with the cheers of the crowd and the beaming smiles of the faculty members. Krillie walked across the stage, her head held high, and received her diploma. It was a proud moment, made even more special by the adventure they had just overcome.
With her master’s degree in hand, Krillie was ready for her next adventure, and she knew she had a friend and pilot she could always count on to get her there.
Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).
Google Gemini – Storybook – Kemlo and Krillie
Create a customized picture book, for either children or adults, given a topic, an optional target audience age, and an optional art style for the images.
https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook
Prompt: Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook to introduce Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit.
Using images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/
The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/d0a85734e6b8 or https://g.co/gemini/share/9d4b5ae4aacb (Development Log)
Several refinments were done to the early draft to replace the name badges for Kemlo and Krillie and to try to use consistent labelling on the Training Scooters.
How to Create a Storybook with Gemini – Teacher’s Tech – 14-Aug-2025
Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here.
Google Gemini – Figurine Images
Google Gemini @GeminiApp 1-Sep-2025 – Nano Banana Model – https://gemini.google.com/
From photo to figurine style in just one prompt.
Prompt: Create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the characters in the picture, in a realistic style, in a real environment. The figurine is placed on a computer desk. The figurine has a round transparent acrylic base, with no text on the base. The content on the computer screen is a 3D modeling process of this figurine. Next to the computer screen is a toy packaging box, designed in a style reminiscent of high-quality collectible figures, printed with original artwork. The packaging features two-dimensional flat illustrations.
Ai Austin Second Life Avatar as Strider with Orcrist Sword
Mike Mercury in Gerry Anderson’s Supercar
Patagonia Explorers
A for Andromeda – Resources
Cosmologist Fred Hoyle and screenwriter John Elliot created the story of a message received from outer space that led to the creation of Andromeda. It was broadcast as a BBC Television series in 1961 staring Julie Christie in her first role while still at Drama School. A second series entitled “The Andromeda Breakthrough” starred Susan Hampshire was broadcast on BBC Television in 1962.
See Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_for_Andromeda and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andromeda_Breakthrough
Most of the original broadcast materials is lost except for the sixth episode entitled “The Face of the Tiger” and a number of film clips from episodes one, two, three, and seven. There is also an audio-only copy of episode seven, taken from an off-air recording. A complete set of off-air photographs, known as “Tele-snaps” were made by John Cura at the time of the original broadcasts for all seven episodes and were held in the collection of Michael Hayes, the producer. A DVD release used these tele-snaps interspersed with the video material inserted at the appropriate points where it exists.
Also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkLkAG_R8oA
A description of John Cura’s tele-snaps work and approach is given in this blog post:
- From the Archive – April 12, 2012 – Yay for Andromeda! A Look at the 1961 BBC Masterpiece!
http://www.from-the-archive.co.uk/2012/04/yay-for-andromeda-look-at-1961-bbc.html