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2 Preparing for Biological and Physical Sciences on the Moon
2 Preparing for Biological and Physical Sciences on the Moon
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Next, Sharmila Bhattacharya, a senior scientist at NASA's Space Biosciences Research Branch, offered more detail about the biological research that NASA is planning to carry out on the Moon. Then, in a complementary presentation, Fran Chiaramonte, program scientist for physical sciences in NASA's BPS division, described several physical science experiments that NASA is planning to carry out on its lunar missions.
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In the life sciences, a key goal will be to study the combined effects of fractional gravity and deep-space radiation on organisms. Areas of study in the physical sciences include combustion, fluid dynamics, dust, and materials science.
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This input plays an important role in advancing space biological and physical sciences beyond Earth orbit, he said. He urged workshop attendees to mark their calendars for a physical sciences lunar surface science workshop run by NASA on August 18–19, 2021.
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In addition to the science, Bhattacharya added, NASA will also be exploring the technological advances that will be required to sustain long-duration science experiments in deep space. On January 20–21, 2021, NASA held the Space Biology Lunar Surface Science Workshop to educate the science, engineering, and commercial space communities about the agency's life science and exploration goals on the Moon and to obtain community input on key questions pertaining to deep space exploration, including issues in life science research.
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There are three different experiments being considered in this area. The first would use a lunar simulant with a 2 Slides available at Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space, Space Science Week Spring Meeting 2021, National Academies.
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The final experiment Chiaramonte described involved testing a system for taking icy regolith from the Moon's surface, extracting the water, using electrolysis to separate the water into oxygen and hydrogen, and then liquefying the oxygen and hydrogen. This would provide both oxygen to breathe and hydrogen and oxygen for fuel.
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