 Why did Major Winship likely refuse to call for help when they could not communicate with Pinov?
General Finogenov notified Major Winship that the underground blast was scheduled for the following morning. Major Winship, after receiving the message, discussed precautions with the three other Americans. Next morning, before the sunlight exploded, the four of them donned their space suits and went and sat outside the dome, waiting. Major Winship attempted unsuccessfully to communicate with Base Gagarin. "Is Pinov," came the reply. "Help?" " Nyet ," said Major Winship, exhausting his Russian. "When?" "Boom—boom!" said Pinov. "He's done it deliberately," said Capt. Wilkins, the eldest of the four Americans. "I'll try again," Major Winship said and switched to the emergency channel. "Is Pinov. "Pinov's still there," Major Winship said. "Tell him, 'Help'," said Capt. Wilkins, "so he'll get somebody we can talk to." "I'll see them all in hell, first," Major Winship said. At the proper moment of pressure, the inner lock slid open and Major Winship stepped into the illuminated central area. "I guess it's over," said Major Winship, getting to his feet. Major Winship whinnied in disgust. Air currents whisked it away and plastered it against a riveted seam of the dome. Major Winship moved quickly to cut out the emergency air supply which had cut in automatically with the pressure drop. Major Winship said, "they should have made these things more flexible."
 He was stubborn.
 He was stubborn.  He wanted to handle the situation by protocol.  He wanted to be responsible for saving the day.  He was afraid of the consequences.