«Therefore, if we'd relax
planetary protection concerns in a Viking - like mission today, we could add another low - budget mission to the space program.»
«This should greatly reduce
planetary protection concerns as well as any concerns about infection of astronauts,» McKay explained.
Not exact matches
On a positive note however, the researchers add that this suggests that any microorganisms that may be transported to Mars from Earth by mistake are unlikely to be able to survive on the Martian surface, something that is of current
concern for
planetary protection.