Main Title |
When biospheres collide : a history of NASA's planetary protection programs / |
Author |
Meltzer, Michael,
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Publisher |
NASA Aeronautics and Space Administration : United States Government Pritning Office, |
Year Published |
2010 |
OCLC Number |
192045669 |
ISBN |
9780160853272; 0160853273; 9780160888045; 0160888042 |
Subjects |
Space pollution ;
Space environment ;
Outer space--Exploration--Environmental aspects ;
Environmental protection--Moral and ethical aspects ;
Discoveries in geography--Environmental aspects
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
TL1499.M45 2010 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
11/09/2016 |
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Collation |
xx, 522 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Notes |
Shipping list no.: 2011-0441-P. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Why we must protect planetary environments -- In the beginning: The need for planetary protection is recognized -- Developing effective planetary protection approaches -- Back contamination: The Apollo approach -- Planetary protection for Mars: The Viking experience -- Small bodies of the Solar System -- Return to Mars -- Do we have the right to contaminate: The ethical and legal aspects of planetary protection -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Detailed planetary protection requirements -- The impact of "Faster, Better, Cheaper" on planetary protection priorities -- Biohazard identification: The synergism between bioterror prevention and planetary protection research -- Committees, organizations, and facilities important to the development of planetary protection -- Timeline of important planetary protection-related events -- Planetary protection approaches used on various missions. |