Safe on Mars : precursor measurements necessary to support human operations on the Martian surface / Committee on Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Surface of Mars, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Surface of Mars.

National Research Council (U.S.). Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board.

National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board.

Series:

Compass series.

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mars surface samples.

Mars surface samples--Contamination.

Planetary quarantine.

Mars (Planet)--Exploration.

Mars (Planet).

Mars (Planet)--Equipment and supplies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (63 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study, commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), examines the role of robotic exploration missions in assessing the risks to the first human missions to Mars. Only those hazards arising from exposure to environmental, chemical, and biological agents on the planet are assessed. To ensure that it was including all previously identified hazards in its study, the Committee on Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Surface of Mars referred to the most recent report from NASA's Mars Exploration Program/ Payload Analysis Group (MEPAG) (Greeley, 2001). The committee concluded that the requirements identified in the present NRC report are indeed the only ones essential for NASA to pursue in order to mitigate potential hazards to the first human missions to Mars.

Contents:

Front Matter; Preface; Contents; Tables, Figure, and Boxes; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 The Mars Program in Context; 3 Physical Environmental Hazards; 4 Chemical Environmental Hazards; 5 Potential Hazards of the Biological Environment; Appendix A Statement of Task; Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610183784

9780309169592

0309169593

9781280183782

1280183780

9780309502009

0309502004

OCLC:

439337205