"It's not the weather I'm worried about," Yamato says, with just a little bit of a chuckle.

Because sure, he technically went to space on the way here, but that was different. This feels much more real -- and it's something that only some five-hundred people from his world can say they've done.

"All right, I'm angling around for an exit trajectory now, de-activating the primary limiters and preparing to burn for atmo exit."