| ID | 114247 |
| Title Proper | From quarantine to exploration |
| Other Title Information | space agencies and the ethical challenge of Astrobiology |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Arnould, Jacques |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Astrobiology, as its prefix suggests, is inextricably linked to space exploration. From the onset of the space age, space agencies discovered the need to take into account the question of protection: protection of planetary bodies; protection of the samples brought back from space; protection of spaceflight crews; and the extent to which spaceflight crew members should be treated as samples. Astrobiology also provides for the renaissance of space exploration and serves as a manner for our societies to confront a fundamental unknown of the cosmos: how we can prepare for encountering extraterrestrial life forms. |
| `In' analytical Note | Astropolitics Vol. 10, No.2; May-Aug 2012: p.176-182 |
| Journal Source | Astropolitics Vol. 10, No.2; May-Aug 2012: p.176-182 |
| Key Words | Astrobiology ; Ethical Challenge ; Space Agencies ; Space |