When I read the recent NASA press release on selections for future Mars missions and studies, I was struck by the contribution the Astrobiology Program had made to the development […]
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Field Report from Dale Andersen 20 June 2006
Keith: We are going to give it a try this morning, the weather looking a bit better. The conditions at Expedition appear somewhat wet so we will take the twin […]
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Saving Astrobiology at NASA (Part 4) Astrobiology 2.0
Astrobiology 2.0 Suggestions to the Astrobiology Community: As I mentioned earlier, the original astrobiology program at NASA was propelled into existence, in great part, by the ALH84001 announcement and the […]
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Saving Astrobiology at NASA (Part 3) Fighting Back
Fight back or just give up The space life science community, never known for taking risks or speaking out on controversial issues, either did not respond to the cuts when […]
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Saving Astrobiology at NASA (Part 2) Mapping the Way
Heading Out on a Journey Before the Map is Complete After the President’s Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) was announced in 2004 a series of preliminary efforts lead to a […]
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Saving Astrobiology at NASA (Part 1) Origins
Origins and Epiphanies In August 1996, while working at a large meeting of biologists in Seattle, I got a startling email from back east. Within minutes I was at a […]
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Continued Confusion Over Astrobiology Funding by NASA
Editor’s note: What follows below is the strange sequence of steps NASA Headquarters has decided to take with regard to funding for NASA’s Astrobiology Program. In a nutshell, NASA officials […]
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The Moon Gets Spotlight at Astrobiology Conference
WHO: The moon, our constant companion, has once again become a focus of the scientific community as NASA prepares to fulfill the Vision for Space Exploration. Scientists at the NASA […]
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Astrobiology Serves NASA and The National Interest – Statement Prepared by Principal Investigators of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
Astrobiology is the interdisciplinary study of the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life on Earth and in the universe. It melds the understanding of life on Earth, the nature […]
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NASA Astrobiology in Peril – Update and Action Suggestions
NASA Astrobiology in Peril – Update and Action Suggestions, SETI Institute “Dear Members of the Astrobiology Community: We are writing to you again to offer some thoughts and suggestions in […]