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NASA Hiring a 'Planetary Protection Officer' to Prevent Alien Contamination

Protecting planets from extraterrestrial invasion might sound like a job that only exists in science fiction. But NASA recently posted a "Help Wanted" ad for exactly this position, under the name ...
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Report Series: Committee on Planetary Protection: Planetary Protection for the Study of Lunar Volatiles

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Report Series: Committee on Planetary Protection: Planetary Protection for the Study of Lunar ...
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Planetary Protection Considerations for Missions to Solar System Small Bodies: Report Series—Committee on Planetary Protection

Suggested Citation: "4 Implications of Planetary Protection Category I Versus Category II for Small Body Missions." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Planetary ...
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What Does NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office Do?

In 2016, NASA consolidated several programs into the Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO), designed to work with other federal agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The ...