arXiv Quantitative Biology
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A Framework for Evaluating Forward Contamination Risk for Bio-ISRU Microorganismstranslating…
arXiv:2609.12015v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: NASA planetary protection policy seeks to avoid inadvertent forward contamination of celestial bodies and backward contamination of Earth during space exploration. For Mars missions, it has historically focused on sterilization…
Keywords#Contamination#Forward Contamination#A Framework#Bio-ISRU#Bio-ISRU Microorganisms