An airlock concept to reduce contamination risks during the human exploration of Mars

Abstract Protecting the Martian environment from contamination with terrestrial microbes is generally seen as essential to the scientific exploration of Mars, especially when it comes to the search for indigenous life. However, while companies and space agencies aim at getting to Mars within ambitio...

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Main Authors: Daniel Vrankar, Cyprien Verseux, Christiane Heinicke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:npj Microgravity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-023-00329-5