How come that’s the case?

A man with long hair sits in a car, looking up and to the side with a pained expression, while outside the window, dry brush is visible. The scene cuts to a spacecraft in the blackness of space, moving slowly away from a larger structure, with stars in the background. The scene then cuts to a woman with short hair inside a dimly lit, metallic spacecraft interior, looking up with a concerned expression as other crew members are visible in the background.