Captain McBain wrote:

In "The Royale," Picard and company seem to show respect for NASA and the dead officer which the away team came upon.
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Well, the astronaut was an explorer. From the 24c perspective military men were people, as Q nicely put it, "squabbled over the resources of your world or over tribal god-images." In a peaceful time where humans aren't so violent, yeah, they may not look too kindly on military men who fought in wars.