An evaluation of novel cleaning techniques for planetary protection applications

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Chen, Fei ^a   Kazarians, Gayane ^a   Beaudet, Robert ^a   Kern, Roger ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SPORES; BIOBURDEN; BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES; CLEANING METHODS; CLEANING TECHNOLOGIES; CLOSE PROXIMITY; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DRY HEATING; IN-SITU LIFE DETECTION; MARS LANDERS; PLANETARY PROTECTION; SAMPLE RETURN; SPACECRAFT MATERIALS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; NASA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACECRAFT; TECHNOLOGY;

STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

EID: 49349093023     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2008.4526251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. "Prelaunch Analysis of the Probability of Planetary Contamination," Volume II-B, Viking Project Office, NASA Langley Research Center, July 17, 1975.
4. Kern R., L. Kirschner, M. La Duc, F. Chen, and K. Venkateswaran. 2006. Cleaning to Achieve Sterility. International IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana.