He inhaled and exhaled slowly. He fastened his belt and pulled it tight. His suit was as comfortable as a space suit could be. He could take it off when he was in space. He had two extra suits with him in case anything went wrong. He had an empty strap on the back of his suit in case he needed to attach an extra oxygen tank. "If I for whatever reason need to go to the planet, at least I come prepared", Chris had thought.

"C-7, ready?" A green check mark appeared on the screen in front of him. "C-8, ready?" For a second a loading circle appeared on his screen, but it quickly flashed to another green check mark. "Chris, ready?" he asked himself. "As much as I can ever be", he sighed.

He tapped a few buttons on the touchpad in front of him. "C-8, T-minus sixty seconds and counting." The engines roared. Green checks appeared in front of him as the robots controlled every piece of equipment a last time before launch. "Boosters, ready. T-minus 30 seconds remaining." He closed his helmet. He looked at the camera that was rolling next to his screen. He clapped his hands, his thick gloves dulling the sound. "Let's do this!" he exclaimed loudly. "T-minus, 10 seconds. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Start. Two. Booster ignition. Lift off."

The raging sound of the engines drowned his ears as he was pressed into his chair. He could see the thick layers of smoke and steam appear on the ground as the rocket propelled into the air. It accelerated according to plan as bits of information appeared on the screens around him. The course of the rocket was controlled by the robots as Chris braced himself against the increasingly powerful G-levels he was facing. As he focused on breathing rhythmically he checked the five-second countdown on his screen. As it came to zero, the thick boosters released from the rocket. "Solid rocket boosters separation confirmed", a robot voice broadcast through the speakers and another green check mark appeared on the screen. "The force of the rocket will now guide it to its exact destination."

Sweat formed on his forehead as he remained to be pressed in his chair. As the rocket broke through the atmosphere and headed towards the Planet, the pressure slowly subsided. His heart pounded, the adrenaline racing through his veins. "One step for a man completed. Let's make it a giant one for humanity." He smiled.