On the past, present, and future role of biology in NASA’s exploration of our solar system

Hand, K.; Phillips, C.B.; Chyba, C.F.; Toner, B.; Katija, K.; Orphan, V.; Huber, J.; Cavanaugh, C.M.; Carlson, M.; Christner, B.; Templeton, A.; Seewald, J.; Hofgartner, J.D.; Amend, J.P.; Orcutt, B.N.; Bartlett, D.H.; Falkowski, P.; Anderson, R.; Spear, J.R.; Shank, T.; Fischer, W.W.; Hazen, R.M.; Hoehler, T.; D'Hondt, S.; Pitesky, J.; Lynch, K.; Shock, E.L.; Craft, K.; Boyd, E.; House, C.H.; Reysenbach, A.-L.; Glass, J.; Fike, D.; Baross, J.A.; Gogarten, J.P.; Kaçar, B.; El-Naggar, M.; Murray, A.E.; Dupont, C.; Scully, J.; Rothschild, L.; Trembath-Reichert, E.; Klein, F.; Cohen, P.A.; Gile, G.H.; Lloyd, K.; Dekas, A.; Delaney, J.R.; Skidmore, M.; Buongiorno, J.; Rogers, K.; Hofmann, A.; Brazelton, W.J.; Anbar, A.; Manalang, D.A.; Stevenson, B.; Neuer, S.; Hara, E.; Nordheim, T.; Shapiro, R.; Bradley, A.S.; Mikucki, J.; Brown, M.E.; Glamoclija, M.; Reyes, C.; Sánchez-Román, M.; Farmer, J.D.; Giovannelli, D.; Suel, G.; Trumbo, S.; Cameron, M.; Osburn, M.; Bradley, J.A.; Garcia-Pichel, F.; Steen, A.D.; Marlow, Jeffrey; Trubl, G.; Robinson, K.; Caro, T.; Fulfer, V.; Parker, C.W.; Feyhl-Buska, J.; Roussel, A.

On the past, present, and future role of biology in NASA’s exploration of our solar system

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2021-03-18

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10.3847/25c2cfeb.1f3849db

Authors

Hand, K.

Phillips, C.B.

Chyba, C.F.

Toner, B.

Katija, K.

Orphan, V.

Huber, J.

Cavanaugh, C.M.

Carlson, M.

Christner, B.

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https://hdl.handle.net/2144/44327

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K. Hand, C.B. Phillips, C.F. Chyba, B. Toner, K. Katija, V. Orphan, J. Huber, C.M. Cavanaugh, M. Carlson, B. Christner, A. Templeton, J. Seewald, J.D. Hofgartner, J.P. Amend, B.N. Orcutt, D.H. Bartlett, P. Falkowski, R. Anderson, J.R. Spear, T. Shank, W.W. Fischer, R.M. Hazen, T. Hoehler, S. D'Hondt, J. Pitesky, K. Lynch, E.L. Shock, K. Craft, E. Boyd, C.H. House, A.-.L. Reysenbach, J. Glass, D. Fike, J.A. Baross, J.P. Gogarten, B. Kaçar, M. El-Naggar, A.E. Murray, C. Dupont, J. Scully, L. Rothschild, E. Trembath-Reichert, F. Klein, P.A. Cohen, G.H. Gile, K. Lloyd, A. Dekas, J.R. Delaney, M. Skidmore, J. Buongiorno, K. Rogers, A. Hofmann, W.J. Brazelton, A. Anbar, D.A. Manalang, B. Stevenson, S. Neuer, E. Hara, T. Nordheim, R. Shapiro, A.S. Bradley, J. Mikucki, M.E. Brown, M. Glamoclija, C. Reyes, M. Sánchez-Román, J.D. Farmer, D. Giovannelli, G. Suel, S. Trumbo, M. Cameron, M. Osburn, J.A. Bradley, F. Garcia-Pichel, A.D. Steen, J. Marlow, G. Trubl, K. Robinson, T. Caro, V. Fulfer, C.W. Parker, J. Feyhl-Buska, A. Roussel. "On the Past, Present, and Future Role of Biology in NASA’s Exploration of our Solar System." Bulletin of the AAS, Volume 53, Issue 4, https://doi.org/10.3847/25c2cfeb.1f3849db

Abstract

Here we provide a brief perspective on the role of biology in NASA’s planetary science goals, and its spacecraft missions, past, present, and future. We argue that while biology — via astrobiology — generates much interest and excitement for NASA, biology is vastly under-represented as a science within NASA Planetary Science Division missions.

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