Planetary Protection Metagenomics in Spaceflight Workshop

The Planetary Protection Metagenomics in Spaceflight Workshop is scheduled for November 19-22, 2024, at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California.

The purpose of the meeting is to develop an implementation roadmap for technological and procedural integration of metagenomic sequencing into planetary protection. A multinational (ESA, JAXA, COSPAR, NASA) team of space life scientists are seeking to build an actionable plan to close the gaps between the current state of the art and implementation.

The workshop includes a broad range of stakeholders across many mission areas such as planetary protection, space biology, astrobiology, crew monitoring and health. Presentations may include topics on:

More information at: https://sma.nasa.gov/sma-disciplines/planetary-protection/planetary-protection-workshop-ii/home

Astrobiology