During their car ride, Vince mentions that he considers astronomers his enemy, due to their supposed snobbery towards crewed spaceflight. When asked who his viewpoint, Mutta responds that he considers himself to be his worst enemy, with Sharon being the one who helped him see that. As Pico joins them at the bar, Mutta's remark about earnest failures reminds Pico and Vince about their childhood friend, Rick, who used to make rockets together. Back when they were fifteen, they were under pressure to give up on their dreams and settle with becoming coal miners due to the town they were raised in, but they reaffirmed their dreams after seeing Brian riding the ISS.