The next global crisis may not be another viral outbreak. It could be an asteroid strike, nuclear accident, act of terrorism, financial depression, major earthquake, or solar storm. While the likelihood of any one of these events happening in a given year is small, its impact when it does happen could again be catastrophic. In the spirit of building back better, I advocate for investment in the kind of emergency preparedness and response training we do in the human spaceflight program. The benefits would be significant.

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