Spacewalkers Test Planetary Protection Concept

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Socrates II — 3/21/2009 1:57:45 PM (archived)

Spacewalkers Test Planetary Protection Concept

NASA Science News for March 20, 2009

Yesterday, astronauts onboard the International Space Station checked themselves for microbes before stepping outside on a space walk. It was a first-ever test of planetary protection technology that, one day, could keep humans from contaminating the sands of Mars.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/20mar_locadexploration.htm?list1094208

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ISS spacewalk while twice passing over Antwerp - Raoul - 3/19/2009 7:33:26 PM
- Spacewalkers Test Planetary Protection Concept - Socrates II - 3/21/2009 1:57:45 PM
  - All panels deployed...The ISS seen from Earth: as big as it will be! - Raoul - 3/22/2009 4:45:57 PM
    - Why are the new panels of a different color than the other ones? - Socrates II - 3/23/2009 11:45:18 AM
      - The DOD was bluffing! (n/t) - Raoul - 3/23/2009 3:41:55 PM
        
        re: The DOD was bluffing! - Socrates II - 3/24/2009 1:11:03 AM
        
        re: The DOD was bluffing! - Raoul - 3/24/2009 6:27:06 AM
        
        Soyuz doesn't have bolts... - Nick Hoffman - 3/25/2009 4:10:18 AM
        
        Movie of ISS by John Locker - Socrates II - 3/24/2009 10:22:56 AM

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