Many new pilots in the 70/80s thought they would become astronaut/cosmonaut/taikonaut one day...
This VG add is the proof there is not such a possibility, never had, it was just a dream.
This dream concerns a very few people (even less than before!) who won't travel in the universe, but will make a little jump around the earth, pretending it is space, making the situation more ridiculous for the arrogant human being.