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NASA directive might increase the odds of contaminating Mars
Scientific American reports that a directive from NASA chief Jared Isaacman calls for scaling back planetary protection rules to facilitate future Mars missions.
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Scientific American reports that Isaacman’s directive calls for cutting back planetary protection rules and modernizing the science behind them. The push loosens U.S. rules for sterilizing Mars-bound spacecraft, which the outlet says might increase the odds of bringing Earth life to Mars.
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