NASA has a job opening that sounds straight out of science-fiction. The "planetary protection officer" position will ensure that Earth is not contaminated by matter brought back from space, and that humans do not contaminate planets and moons during exploration.
The Independent reports that the job oversees "the avoidance of organic-constituent and biological contamination in human and robotic space exploration.” This is part of an ongoing policy of planetary protection, applying to any space mission that could carry Earth organisms into space, or vice-versa.
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The Independent reports that the job oversees "the avoidance of organic-constituent and biological contamination in human and robotic space exploration.” This is part of an ongoing policy of planetary protection, applying to any space mission that could carry Earth organisms into space, or vice-versa.
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