On February 16th, NAI scientists were featured in a live broadcast of NPR’s Science Friday. Tune in to the podcast to hear how astrobiologists are following the water and the […]
Planetary Protection & Biosafety
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Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices, a short course
November 14-16, 2006 Space Life Sciences Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, Florida Supported by: NASA Planetary Protection Office and NASA Astrobiology Institute Registration Deadline: October 7, 2006 See PDF File: Planet_Protect-Nov_2006.pdf
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Planetary Protection Update
Microbial Diversity and Its Relationship to Planetary Protection, Applied and Environmental Microbiology “As summarized by Rummel (56) and Rummel and Meyer (57), while exploring our solar system and the universe […]
Posted inMars, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety
NRC Report: Safe on Mars
Safe on Mars, Astrobiology Magazine “The National Research Council was tasked with evaluating the risks of landing humans safely to work on Mars. Their report highlights a number of unique […]
Posted inMissions & Hardware, Panspermia, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Policy, Sample Return, Status Report
NASA Policy Directive: NPD 8020.7E Biological Contamination Control for Outbound and Inbound Planetary Spacecraft
POLICY DIRECTIVEDirective: NPD 8020.7EEffective Date: February 19, 1999Expiration Date: February 19, 2004Responsible Office: S /Office of Space Science
Posted inPlanetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Space Stations
Orbiting Quarantine Facility. The Antaeus Report (NASA-SP-454 – 1981)
A systems design study group jointly sponsored by the American Society for Engineering Education, Stanford University and NASA’s Ames Research Center, was requested to develop a design for an orbiting […]