July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
...on how to respond to a viral contagion that may affect a wider population. The closest may be the Planetary Protection Policy of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), although this instrument is restricted to interplanetary biological and organic...
December 2021
All for one and one for all – recommendations for a sustainable future in lunar exploration
...up-to-date understanding of all risk factors on the lunar surface, and protection of the shared lunar resource pool are indisputable priorities. With respect... the issue of planetary protection, particularly in the context of the private space sector.
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
...Lunar Habitat interior view. To avoid unnecessary additional deliveries of surface elements or modules and satisfy planetary protection regulations while enabling evolutionary growth, the design of base or settlement elements should allow repurposing...
28 September 2020
String of underground lakes found under Mars' South Pole
... at the base of the SPLD [south polar layered deposits] therefore represent areas of potential astrobiological interest and planetary protection concern," write the team in their paper. "Future missions to Mars should target this region to acquire...
October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... at the final orbit (500 km) is feasible. The spacecraft will eventually impact the surface, in line with planetary protection directives. Illustration of the JUICE spacecraft. It is important to note that the trajectory is continuously analysed and...
October 2018
The ethics of space exploration
... the unnecessarily gloomy idea that we need to become a multi-planetary civilization. This has been repeated so often that it appears,...report was back in 2000 – when space mining and planetary protection were not even mentioned. Next, it would be ...
