With the Garmilan attacks on Earth stopped, the Yamato prepares to leave the Solar System after giving the crew members a last chance to contact their relatives they left behind before resuming their journey to Iscandar, as well as a "heliosphere-crossing" ceremony. Susumu and newly-transferred pilot Akira Yamamoto volunteered to replace two personnel working on the battleship's damaged exterior, since there's no one on Earth they can call anyway. The last calls are often upsetting to the crew. Warrant Officer Yuria Misaki then debuts YRA Radio Yamato.