Planetary protection involves preventing biological contamination on both outbound and sample return missions to other planetary bodies. Numerous areas of research in astrobiology/exobiology are improving our understanding of the potential […]
Planetary Protection & Biosafety
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Icy Worlds, Mars, Origin & Evolution of Life, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Radiation
Comparative Survival Analysis of D. radiodurans and the Haloarchaea N. magadii and H. volcanii Exposed to Vacuum Ultraviolet Irradiation
Comparative Survival Analysis of Deinococcus Radiodurans and the Haloarchaea Natrialba Magadii and Haloferax Volcanii, Exposed to Vacuum Ultraviolet Irradiation Ximena C. Abrevaya, Ivan G. Paulino-Lima, Douglas Galante, Fabio Rodrigues, Pablo […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Comets and Asteroids, Icy Worlds, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Sample Return
3/29 NAI Director’s Seminar: Don Brownlee, "Comets and the Early Solar System – Results from the Stardust Comet Sample Return Mission"
Stardust Comet Sample Return Mission” Join us for the next NAI Director’s Seminar! Date/Time: Monday, March 29, 2010 11:00AM PacificSpeaker: Don Brownlee (University of Washington), PI of Stardust MissionTitle: “Comets […]
Posted inConferences and Meetings, Planetary Protection & Biosafety
Courses and Conferences: Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices
Oct. 7-9, 2008 Location: Center of Marine Biotechnology, 701 East Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 NASA has developed this course on planetary protection policies and practices to familiarize current and […]
Posted inMissions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety
NASA Planetary Protection Research Program Opportunity
The Planetary Protection Research program solicits proposals in three areas: improvements in sterilization technologies for spacecraft and components, methods for detecting the very low levels of biological contamination present on […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Mars, Planetary Protection & Biosafety
Mars Special Regions Meeting at COSPAR
Jennifer Heldmann has been invited to participate in a special COSPAR Colloquium on Mars Special Regions. This meeting is an essential step in developing an international consensus on the definition […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Comets and Asteroids, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Sample Return
Stardust Preliminary Findings: NASA Astrophysicist Scott Sandford (Transcript and Podcast)
Jesse Carpenter: NASA study finds new kind of organics in Stardust mission samples. Hi, I’m Jesse Carpenter and you’re listening to a podcast presented in three parts from the NASA […]
Posted inNASA Astrobiology Program, Planetary Protection & Biosafety
Astrobiologists Discuss Mars Habitability on NPR
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 […]
Posted inConferences and Meetings, Planetary Protection & Biosafety
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 […]