Mars Sample Quarantine Protocol Workshop

Download or read book Mars Sample Quarantine Protocol Workshop written by Donald L. Devincenzi and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mars Sample Quarantine Protocol (QP) Workshop was convened to deal with three specific aspects of the initial handling of a returned Mars sample: 1) biocontainment, to prevent uncontrolled release of sample material into the terrestrial environment; 2) life detection, to examine the sample for evidence of live organisms; and 3) biohazard testing, to determine if the sample poses any threat to terrestrial life forms and the Earth's biosphere. During the first part of the Workshop, several tutorials were presented on topics related to the workshop in order to give all participants a common basis in the technical areas necessary to achieve the objectives of the Workshop.