"Astronaut." Now there's a word nobody's used in a couple thousand years.

[There's something about the kid's enthusiasm that's infectious and Harper gives him the smallest little smile, surprised anything could coax it out of him right now.]

[Maybe that's the point of this, reflecting on things with new eyes.]

I'm an engineer. On yes, a spaceship. But nobody's been called an 'astronaut' since... sheesh, pre-first contact with the Vedrans, at least.

What year do you think it is?