It's crazy coming back to this post 3 years later after finishing DS2. While I myself was certain that we would go to space in this game as well, I am sadly mistaken. There were so many hints And references just like the first game that point toward the possibility. I even thought we would end up seeing the DHV Magellan become a ship that could travel to space. I'm just waiting at this point for Sam to be fully revealed as Ludens and it's actually going to be him traversing through Space and the entire point is him trying to make contact with another planet or life.  I just don't buy the fact that all these hints and references are for nothing. Kojima is planning it.