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Author Meltzer, Michael, 1946-

Title When biospheres collide : a history of NASA's planetary protection programs / by Michael Meltzer.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : NASA Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2010.

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 Axe Federal Documents Online  NAS 1.21:2011-4234    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (xx, 522 pages) : illustrations.
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series NASA SP ; 2011-4234
NASA SP (Series) ; 4234.
Note Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 23, 2011).
Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL
Subject Space pollution.
Space environment.
Outer space -- Exploration -- Environmental aspects.
Environmental protection -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Discoveries in geography -- Environmental aspects. (OCoLC)fst01352719
Environmental protection -- Moral and ethical aspects. (OCoLC)fst00913377
Space environment. (OCoLC)fst01127673
Space pollution. (OCoLC)fst01127795
Outer space. (OCoLC)fst01243437
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Meltzer, Michael, 1946- When biospheres collide (DLC) 2008005759 (OCoLC)192045669
ISBN 9780160897450 (electronic bk.)
0160897459 (electronic bk.)
9780160853272
0160853273
9780160888045
0160888042
Gpo Item No. 0830-I (online)
Sudoc No. NAS 1.21:2011-4234

 
    
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