First Landing

The First Landing was a historical moment for Tiandi's humans, where Yashimese Shinji Takatsuta stepped off his landing ship onto the surface of Yamatai at 3pm Yashima time, 11 Kisaragi, 1963. It marked the first time a human set foot on an inhabitable planet outside of their own star system, also the first inhabitable planet other than Tiandi discovered at the time. It also marked the first time a human breathed natural air on a planet other than Tiandi. The first arrival of humans on Yamatai would also begin the First Wave of Human Colonisation in the region.

Before the landing, robotic probes and satellites had already fully mapped the planet's surface, and rovers had explored the surface, encountering the local wildlife. It was determined through extensive tests that the air was breathable for humans. Due to these tests, one of which involved a rodent being landed on Yamatai, Takatsuta was not the first organism from Tiandi to visit the planet. However, he was the first man to set foot on the alien soil and breathe the air, after dramatically removing his EVA suit's helmet on slightly delayed live video. The first words spoken on Yamatai were "this place doesn't smell too bad. We made it! Yatta!"

In his memoirs, Takatsuta did not regret his words that day, as he felt that an overly philosophical phrase or passage would be meaningless and not representative of the joy he felt at the moment. The four-man team erected a shelter and a scientific station on the surface of the planet over four days, also carrying out a variety of experiments and tests on the suitability of Yamatai for long-term living. They returned to orbit on the 16th of Kisaragi, 1963. The next human arrival would be in 1968, with a much larger team of over 20 scientists.