2 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
A Framework for Evaluating Forward Contamination Risk for Bio-ISRU Microorganisms
Una Nattermann, Devon A. Stork, Tom Pedersen +9
NASA planetary protection policy seeks to avoid inadvertent forward contamination of celestial bodies and backward contamination of Earth during space exploration. For Mars mission…
astro-ph.IM2025
An Introduction to Mars Terraforming, 2025 Workshop Summary
Devon Stork, Erika DeBenedictis
Terraforming Mars is an age old science fiction concept now worth revisiting through the lens of modern science and technology. This document serves as a summary of contemporary id…