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Planetary Protection Systems
The goal of Planetary Protection is to enable the exploration of planetary bodies in our solar system without introducing terrestrial contamination into those that may harbor life. The discipline includes both the protection of the object being studied (forward protection), as well as the protection of life on Earth from potential extraterrestrial contamination (backward protection).Read More about Planetary Protection Systems
Brian Cooper Senior Member of Technical Staff
Brian Cooper
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Adrian Ponce Deputy Section Manager
Adrian Ponce
Deputy Section Manager
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NASA, Japan Release Most Complete Topographic Map of Earth
NASA Wraps Up Icelandic Part of Arctic Ice Radar Mission
Shedding Light on the Nature of Dark Matter
Exploring the Moon
Ioannis Mikellides
For the development of outstanding computational models of the plasma physics in electric propulsion hollow cathodes, and of their major wear mechanisms.Read More about Ioannis Mikellides
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