Review and Assessment of Planetary Protection Policy Development Processes

by Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, et al.

Protecting Earth's environment and other solar system bodies from harmful contamination has been an important principle throughout the history of space exploration. For decades, the scientific, political, and economic conditions of space exploration converged in ways that contributed to effective development and implementation of planetary protection policies at national and international levels. However, the future of space exploration faces serious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309478650
• ISBN13: 9780309478656
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"