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The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured this view of Mars’ south polar ice cap Feb. 25, 2015. Three years later, the spacecraft detected a signal from the area to the right of the ice cap that scientists interpreted as an underground lake. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Missions & Hardware, Panspermia, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Policy, Sample Return

NASA Policy Directive: NPD 8020.7E Biological Contamination Control for Outbound and Inbound Planetary Spacecraft

by Keith CowingFebruary 19, 1999June 23, 2024

POLICY DIRECTIVEDirective: NPD 8020.7EEffective Date: February 19, 1999Expiration Date: February 19, 2004Responsible Office: S /Office of Space Science