June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
... space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and conduct exploration of them so as to avoid their harmful contamination and also adverse changes in the environment of the Earth resulting from the introduction of extraterrestrial matter and...
September 2023
How microorganisms survive space travel
... in space science, as it impacts not only crew survival on long-term space missions, but also the implications of contamination – from space to Earth or from Earth to space. Here, the authors describe a number of space-based experiments in the...
February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... modifies the reacting surfaces. These microbial communities are not only a health hazard and a continuous source of contamination, but can also be responsible for surface and structural degradation through the substances they release In other...
29 September 2015
Mars contamination fears: excitement over RSLs also inspires caution
... have not been properly sterilised. Online, excitement over potential life on Mars has also been dampened by contamination talk, perhaps best summed up by this tweet from Emily Lakdawalla: I wouldn't call this a reason to be excited -- it's a reason...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
...activities and it also plays an important role in space traffic management, space situational awareness, the prevention of harmful contamination by space objects and regulation of space debris. But the type and depth of information provided under the...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... monitoring system to protect against cot deaths. Similarly, microbiological sensors for space applications can be used to detect contamination for better water treatment, and NASA’s handling of hydrogen has paved the way for developing lightweight...
