"Less and less so, but they do still crop up the further out in space we explore." He shrugs. "I guess there's always the possibility, when cultures meet each other for the first time, that there will be misunderstandings and misinterpretations. We try to avoid that, as much as we can."

His smile widens too, and he offers this information not to correct her, or show her up in any way, but more as a means of understanding each other. "It's been a while since there were really astronauts." He's guessing at a time difference between their worlds, based on her frame of reference.

"Where I'm from most people go off-world at some point in their lives. I tend to stay out there for long stretches, since I'm in Starfleet. It's an exploratory and peacekeeping force, with emphasis on scientific investigation and expanding our knowledge of what's out there."