Cosmic

Liam goes to look at the rocket, hoping it’ll make him feel better, but he ends up talking to a man named Mr. Bean, who tells him about all the past shuttle missions and how many people have died on them. Liam finds Dr. Drax and sees Mr. Xanadu leaving in a hurry. Dr. Drax tells Liam he’ll be the new dad going into space. Mr. Xanadu was trying to use the mission to profit, even planning to make dolls of the children, but Dr. Drax insisted that it remain secret and plans to sue him. Hearing that he’ll go into space almost changes Liam’s mind, but he still can’t bring himself to put Florida through that level of danger. He tries to tell Dr. Drax the truth, that he’s just a child, but she thinks his comment is metaphorical and dismisses it.

Liam goes to the crew quarters to tell Florida they must leave, and learns that it’s her birthday. He pulls her aside and tells her he’ll give her a present, but in reality, he just wants to create a plan to exit the program. He tells Florida to call her father to come and rescue them, but Florida admits that her father abandoned the family years ago, and she doesn’t have a father.