Overview of current capabilities and research and technology developments for planetary protection

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 221-240

  Frick, Andreas ^a   Mogul, Rakesh ^b   Stabekis, Pericles ^c   Conley, Catharine A ^d   Ehrenfreund, Pascale ^a  

^a Center for International Science and Technology Policy   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Genex Systems Washington Office   (United States)

^d NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Human space exploration; Planetary protection; Planetary protection policy; Spacecraft sterilization

Indexed keywords

NASA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SPACE FLIGHT; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATIONS; MARS LANDER MISSIONS; PLANETARY PROTECTIONS; RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION; SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES; SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

EARTH (PLANET);

EID: 84902215783     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: 18791948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2014.02.016     Document Type: Article

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