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Appendix D: NASA's Planetary Protection Research Program
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From page 108... ... • Model planetary environmental conditions and transport processes that could permit mobilization of spacecraft associated contaminants to locations in which Earth organisms might thrive, for example Mars Special Regions or the subsurface of icy bodies, such as Europa and other outer planet satellites. • Develop or adapt modern molecular analytical methods to rapidly detect, classify, and/or enumerate the widest possible spectrum of Earth microbes carried by spacecraft (on surfaces and/or in bulk materials, especially at low densities) Read the entire page →
From page 109... ... Deep ultraviolet instrument for instant bioload classification Adrian Ponce, Jet Propulsion Evaluating the probability of growth Laboratory for Earth microorganisms in special regions on Mars Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Jet Microbial characterization of the Propulsion Laboratory Phoenix spacecraft and its payload facility Jaroslava Wilcox, Jet Propulsion Qualification of low-energy e-beam Laboratory irradiation for sterilization of s/c surfaces 2007 13 6 $790 $2000 Mark Anderson, Jet Propulsion Spore detection and sterilization Laboratory using meta-stable helium William Hug, Photon Systems, Inc. Non-contact spacecraft surface bioload assay sensor Christopher McKay, NASA Ames Raman ultraviolet fluorescence Research Center for planetary protection bioburden monitoring Lisa Monaco, NASA Marshall Development of a microarray-based Space Flight Center/Jacobs instrument for detection of Earth Sverdrup microbes Andrew Schuerger, University of Biotoxicity of Mars soils: Florida Compatibility of terrestrial microorganisms to simulated conditions of special regions on Mars J Read the entire page →
From page 110... ... Principal Investigator Title of Proposal 2008 5 2 $1000 $2500 Richard Greenberg, University of Permeability and transport through Arizona Europa's icy crust David Summers, NASA Ames Microbial contamination detection at Research Center very low levels by 125I radiolabeling 2009 Unknown 0 $1300 $2500 2010 4 1 $1200 $2700 Shirley Chung, Jet Propulsion Cleaning to sterility using CO2 Laboratory composite spray 2011 19 5 $1200 $2600 Fei Chen, Jet Propulsion Laser-induced plasma shockwave Laboratory cleaning for planetary protection Patrick Hogue, Johns Hopkins Advanced microbial census and University sterilization research for planetary protection Andrew Schuerger, University of Metabolism, growth, and genomic Florida responses of Serratia liquefaciens under simulated martian conditions Parag Vaishampayan, Jet Propulsion Metagenomics approach to predict Laboratory functional capabilities of microbes in clean room facilities Dale Winebrenner, University of Ultraviolet susceptibilities of Washington microbes in water ice to address forward contamination on Mars and other icy worlds 2012 21 1 $1400 $2600 Eric Suh, California Institute of Assessment of the effects of vapor Technology phase hydrogen peroxide treatments on future spacecraft electronics materials 2013 Not 0 $1600 $2500 solicited 2014 19 4 and 3 $1700 $2400 Daniel Austin Microorganism survivability in high partially velocity impacts funded Fei Chen, Brigham Young Life at low water activity with salts University relevant to Mars and icy satellites Vincent Chevrier, University of Potential growth and survival of Arkansas sulfate reducing bacteria on the martian surface Wayne Schubert, Jet Propulsion Dry heat inactivation of embedded Laboratory spores Adam Abate, University of PCR-activated cell sorting-based California, San Francisco molecular detection of spores and other microbial communities (partial funding) Read the entire page →
From page 111... ... Principal Investigator Title of Proposal Stephanie Smith, University of Evaluating microbial hardiness and Idaho archiving of isolates from NASA's next generation lander (partial funding) Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Jet Germination-induced molecular Propulsion Laboratory detection of spores and other heat tolerant microbial communities (partial funding) Read the entire page →

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... • Model planetary environmental conditions and transport processes that could permit mobilization of spacecraft associated contaminants to locations in which Earth organisms might thrive, for example Mars Special Regions or the subsurface of icy bodies, such as Europa and other outer planet satellites. • Develop or adapt modern molecular analytical methods to rapidly detect, classify, and/or enumerate the widest possible spectrum of Earth microbes carried by spacecraft (on surfaces and/or in bulk materials, especially at low densities)

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From page 109...

... Deep ultraviolet instrument for instant bioload classification Adrian Ponce, Jet Propulsion Evaluating the probability of growth Laboratory for Earth microorganisms in special regions on Mars Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Jet Microbial characterization of the Propulsion Laboratory Phoenix spacecraft and its payload facility Jaroslava Wilcox, Jet Propulsion Qualification of low-energy e-beam Laboratory irradiation for sterilization of s/c surfaces 2007 13 6 $790 $2000 Mark Anderson, Jet Propulsion Spore detection and sterilization Laboratory using meta-stable helium William Hug, Photon Systems, Inc. Non-contact spacecraft surface bioload assay sensor Christopher McKay, NASA Ames Raman ultraviolet fluorescence Research Center for planetary protection bioburden monitoring Lisa Monaco, NASA Marshall Development of a microarray-based Space Flight Center/Jacobs instrument for detection of Earth Sverdrup microbes Andrew Schuerger, University of Biotoxicity of Mars soils: Florida Compatibility of terrestrial microorganisms to simulated conditions of special regions on Mars J

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From page 110...

... Principal Investigator Title of Proposal 2008 5 2 $1000 $2500 Richard Greenberg, University of Permeability and transport through Arizona Europa's icy crust David Summers, NASA Ames Microbial contamination detection at Research Center very low levels by 125I radiolabeling 2009 Unknown 0 $1300 $2500 2010 4 1 $1200 $2700 Shirley Chung, Jet Propulsion Cleaning to sterility using CO2 Laboratory composite spray 2011 19 5 $1200 $2600 Fei Chen, Jet Propulsion Laser-induced plasma shockwave Laboratory cleaning for planetary protection Patrick Hogue, Johns Hopkins Advanced microbial census and University sterilization research for planetary protection Andrew Schuerger, University of Metabolism, growth, and genomic Florida responses of Serratia liquefaciens under simulated martian conditions Parag Vaishampayan, Jet Propulsion Metagenomics approach to predict Laboratory functional capabilities of microbes in clean room facilities Dale Winebrenner, University of Ultraviolet susceptibilities of Washington microbes in water ice to address forward contamination on Mars and other icy worlds 2012 21 1 $1400 $2600 Eric Suh, California Institute of Assessment of the effects of vapor Technology phase hydrogen peroxide treatments on future spacecraft electronics materials 2013 Not 0 $1600 $2500 solicited 2014 19 4 and 3 $1700 $2400 Daniel Austin Microorganism survivability in high partially velocity impacts funded Fei Chen, Brigham Young Life at low water activity with salts University relevant to Mars and icy satellites Vincent Chevrier, University of Potential growth and survival of Arkansas sulfate reducing bacteria on the martian surface Wayne Schubert, Jet Propulsion Dry heat inactivation of embedded Laboratory spores Adam Abate, University of PCR-activated cell sorting-based California, San Francisco molecular detection of spores and other microbial communities (partial funding)

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From page 111...

... Principal Investigator Title of Proposal Stephanie Smith, University of Evaluating microbial hardiness and Idaho archiving of isolates from NASA's next generation lander (partial funding) Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Jet Germination-induced molecular Propulsion Laboratory detection of spores and other heat tolerant microbial communities (partial funding)

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Appendix D: NASA's Planetary Protection Research Program Pages 108-111

Appendix D: NASA's Planetary Protection Research Program
Pages 108-111