Sentences with phrase «planetary protection rules»

So argue two Mars scientists behind a controversial new push to relax planetary protection rules — a set of sterilisation procedures that Mars - bound spacecraft must undergo to avoid contaminating the planet with terrestrial microbes.

The trouble, he adds, is that too - stringent planetary protection rules may preclude getting the evidence necessary for that proof.

There are mixed feelings: some have suggested treating Mars as a wildlife preserve, while others argue that existing planetary protection rules are too strict and could even hamper the hunt for life by making the most interesting destinations the hardest to explore.

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Yet Musk's plans threaten to throw the rule book on planetary protection out the window.

According to Dyches, NASA follows rules outlined in its planetary protection policy.