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Corporate Author National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), author.

Title The Goals, Rationales, and Definition of Planetary Protection : Interim Report.

Imprint Washington : National Academies Press, Sept. 2017.

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Description 1 online resource (34 pages)
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Summary Annotation Solar system exploration is in an extraordinary state of expansion. Scientific capabilities to search for evidence of extant or relic life outside Earthâe"among the principal goals of solar system explorationâe"are advancing rapidly. In this time of rapid transition in exploring solar system bodies, the importance of reexamining planetary protection policies, including the need for clarity in how NASA establishes such policies, has become more urgent. Overall, this study seeks to review the current state of planetary protection policy development, assess the responsiveness of the policy development process to contemporary and anticipated needs, and recommend actions that might assure the effectiveness of NASAâe(tm)s future coordination and execution of planetary protection. This interim report focuses on the goals of and rationales for planetary protection policies and suggests a working definition of planetary protection consistent with those goals. It does not address future commercial planetary missions, human missions to planetary bodies, or roles and responsibilities for implementing policies, but these issues will be addressed in the final report.
Audience Scholarly & Professional National Academies Press.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Planets -- Environmental engineering.
Planets -- Environmental engineering.
Planetary geographic information systems.
Planetary geographic information systems.
Added Author Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Space Studies Board.
Committee to Review the Planetary Protection Policy Development Processes.
National Academies Press.
Added Title Goals, Rationales, and Definition of Planetary Protection (Online)
ISBN 9780309461627 (electronic book)
0309461626 (electronic book)