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NASA Planetary Protection Program

NASA program protecting solar system bodies from contamination by Earth life and protecting Earth from possible life forms returned from space missions.

Identity

Aliases
NASA Planetary Protection ProgramPlanetary ProtectionOffice of Planetary ProtectionNASA OPP
Domains
spaceflight
Name
NASA Planetary Protection Program
Status
active
Types
operationsdevelopmentscience

Details

Description
NASA program protecting solar system bodies from contamination by Earth life and protecting Earth from possible life forms returned from space missions.
Leads
Participants
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Assets & Meta

Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 08:08:24 UTC
Updated Time
August 14, 2026 at 22:08:39 UTC

Other

Official Urls
https://sma.nasa.gov/sma-disciplines/planetary-protectionhttps://www.nasa.gov/planetary-defence/planetary-protection/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/funded-research/ppr/https://www.nasa.gov/ames/space-biosciences/planetary-protection/