Barry 'Butch' Wilmore

We prepare, we hope and plan for the pristine mission, knowing that things are going to go wrong.

This is high-risk business that we're in.

And then we're ready to handle those situations when they occur.

And thus far, historically, we've been able to do that well.

We've had many, many situations that we have been able to rectify on the fly.

Real time, there's a couple, as we know, that we've had tragedy has happened.

But regrettably, that's part of this business.

It can be as difficult as it is.

But obviously, you don't go until you think you're fully ready.

And I know the people.

I know John Blevins, the chief engineer of the Space Launch System, the rocket.

He's ready.

I've talked to him just yesterday.

And they are all prepared.

And if any small thing that they think could be a detriment to this mission happens prior to launch, they won't go.

And that's just the way we, that's the way they operate.

Well, I would say it like this.

I don't know all those conversations.

I can't speak to any of those things that happened from the political realms, as you mentioned.

But we were prepared in all aspects of space flight.