NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars in 2021 to search for signs of ancient microbial life and to help scientists understand the planet’s climate and geography. But another key objective […]
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An Airlock Concept To Reduce Contamination Risks During The Human Exploration Of Mars
Protecting the Martian environment from contamination with terrestrial microbes is generally seen as essential to the scientific exploration of Mars, especially when it comes to the search for indigenous life.
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Tricorder Tech: Artemis Augmented Reality Away Team Field Test
Editor’s note: Right now NASA is planning the spacesuit and sensor technology needed for astronauts to operate during prolonged AwayTeam sorties to study astrogeology on the lunar surface. While the […]
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EVA Swab Tool to Support Planetary Protection and Astrobiology Evaluations
When we send humans to search for life on other planets, we’ll need to know what we brought with us versus what may already be there.
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NASA Offworld Away Team Training In Arizona
To prepare for exploring the Moon during NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency is conducting a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona […]