 Why is the crew of the Nadine not more upset that Moran stole their spacecraft?
The plans were thrashed out very painstakingly, in formal conference on the space-yacht Nadine , with Moran present and allowed to take part in the discussion. From the viewpoint of the Nadine's ship's company, it was simply necessary to get rid of Moran. Moran observed these things from the control-room of the Nadine , then approaching the world on planetary drive. Two of the Nadine's four-man crew watched out the same ports as the planet seemed to approach. The trouble was that the Nadine had clearance papers covering five persons aboard—four men and a girl Carol. Wherever the yacht landed, such a disparity between its documents and its crew would spark an investigation. Moran, at least, would be picked out as a fugitive from Coryus Three. In effect, with six people on board instead of five, the Nadine could not land anywhere for supplies. Blaster in hand, he'd made the Nadine take off from Coryus III with a trip-tape picked at random for guidance. If somebody were wrecked on an even possibly habitable planet, the especially developed seed-strains would provide food in a minimum of time. Moran wondered, momentarily, what sort of world they came from and why they had revolted, and what sort of set-back to the revolt had sent the five off in what they considered a strategic retreat but their government would think defeat. But space-travel regulations are especially designed to prevent such escapes.
 They are fugitives just like Moran, and don't believe he has a motive to thwart their mission.
 They view Moran as a potential sacrifice to any predators or officials they may discover upon the alien planet.  They are fugitives just like Moran, and don't believe he has a motive to thwart their mission.  They have no space navigation experience, while Moran does, and view him as potentially useful.  They are not threatened by Moran because he does not have any weapons on his person.