So does off-world mean dark side of the moon? Like secret Nazi moon base stuff? Like Iron Sky and Independence Day II, government facilities and ultra-mega-superduper-secret research projects?

I'm stoked about this news, but it comes before the asteroid, so...I think that Earth's favorite Nazi Werner von Braun mentioned the threat of an asteroid being pulled out before the reveal of an 'alien' presence, so we're a tad early to pull out the alien card...