Everything tested out perfectly, from the chute opening, heat shield blasting away, rockets firing, and then the cable deploying for the lander to be lowered to the surface.
His side certainly went into the game in good form after winning the Turkish Super Cup - the equivalent of the Community Shield in England - and opening their league campaign with an away victory.
Sergeant Baitinger put the shield up over his head as he passed under the attic opening and into the threshold of the bedroom, right at the end of the hall.