… This volume was loaded into a 1 ml syringe and the syringe was capped. A total of 18 …
Capped syringes containing the samples were packaged with an identical 1 ml syringe for …

Cis-lunar space offers affordable near-term opportunities to help pave the way for future
global human exploration of deep space, acting as a bridge between present missions and …

As focus for exploration of Mars transitions from current robotic explorers to development of
crewed missions, it remains important to protect the integrity of scientific investigations at …

As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) prepares to extend human
presence beyond Low Earth Orbit, we are in the early stages of planning missions within the …

Human missions to Mars will fundamentally transform how the planet is explored, enabling
new scientific discoveries through more sophisticated sample acquisition and processing …

This chapter proposes a model for “advanced altruism,” building from what are fairly well
understood biological-genetic dynamics (“biological altruism”) leading to more complex social …

The remote operation of an asset with time-delays short enough to allow for ‘real-time’ or
near real-time control – often referred to as low-latency teleoperations (LLT) – has important …

The extent to which extraterrestrial life questions can be confidently addressed rests in large
measure on the extent to which terrestrial life is representative of life in general since we will …

This paper describes low-latency teleoperations (LLT) analyses performed by the NASA
Human Spaceflight Architecture Team (HAT), as part of the Evolvable Mars Campaign (EMC). …

Human missions to the surface of Mars, particularly long duration missions, will present
novel and challenging science operations. This paper will explore some of those challenges …