Corona may sound like a science fiction plot, but NASA and some scientists have expressed concern about alien viruses that may contaminate the planet, and experts warn that protocols are necessary to prevent pollutants outside the planet from returning on space ships and astronauts upon return Back home from the Red Planet.
Scott Hubbard, professor of aviation and space science at Stanford, said in an interview, according to “Daily Mail” that the solution is “to protect the planets.”“.
He stressed that the mechanical systems will have to undergo a mixture of chemical cleaning and sterilization, while tubes containing samples from Mars need to be treated, “as if it were the Ebola virus until proven safe.“.
Hubbard also suggests that astronauts should be quarantined once they reach our planet, as did the first men who visited the moon on the Apollo mission..
Experts warn that it is necessary to establish protocols to prevent pollutants outside the planet from entering them through spacecraft and astronauts upon their return to their homes..
NASA director Jim Pridenstein announced that NASA aims to place humans on Mars in 2030, and although exciting, the mission could be harmful to Earth if the heroes of space flight return with strange pollutants from space.
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In an interview with Stanford News Hubbard he said: “In my opinion, the science community, the chance that rocks from Mars millions of years old contain active life can affect Earth is very low, however, Mars samples returned by NASA will be isolated and treated as If it was an Ebola virus, it would prove safe“.
Scott Hubbard, Stanford professor of aviation and space science, said in an interview that the solution is “to protect the planets.”“.
The tubes that return with samples on the next March 2020 flight, which are sent with NASA’s persistent message (artist’s impression), must be ‘baked at a high temperature’ that human personnel can interact with
Previous space missions to Mars, such as the first and second Vikings in the mid-1970s, used large-scale missiles that can be sterilized using only extreme heat.
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However, now that the missiles are developed at a low cost in both universities and companies, such as SpaceX , These small vehicles “will be burdened by the cost of protecting the planets“.
Hubbard notes that although heat alone is not enough to purify technology, the combination of process and chemical cleaning may be effective.
The tubes that return with the samples on the next March 2020 flight, which are sent by NASA’s Preservance Rover, must be ‘baked at a high temperature’ that human personnel can interact with..
“As for humans, Apollo astronauts have been isolated from the first lunar expeditions to ensure that no signs of disease are found“.
“To protect against back pollution, there is a lot of effort” to break the chain of contact between the returning spacecraft and Mars rock samples, said Hubbard. “.
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