From my perspective, it's really risk management to ensure that humans have the ability to go somewhere else in case there were to be some huge disaster on Earth.
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Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of.
There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them.
I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile.
We necessarily operate in an environment in which there's a great deal of uncertainty. In such an environment, it makes sense to use a risk-management approach to identify and avoid the big mistakes. That's one reason I favor a cautious approach.
I think it's important to watch out for our environment and to be careful.
On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space?
Risk more than others think safe.
The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries.
I think the people that want to fly in space, who want to work in space, who want to go to station, these people realize that there is a risk inherent to what they do. They understand that there are possible off-nominal situations, dangerous situations in space, and there's no insurance against that.
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
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