25 September 2020
Alien Oceans - The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
... not news to stop the presses; the possibility of life on Europa, to name just one moon, has been discussed for some time...admits that a “childhood obsession with aliens” led him to study Europa; and as for writing a book about it, he further reveals ...
March 2015
ESA’s Clean Space Initiative and the role of the LCA tool
... 2007. 3 ILCD Handbook – General guide for Life Cycle assessment, IES – JRC – EC, 2010, http://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... long-term sustainability of outer space.”20 The level of planetary protection is based on how biologically active a world could be. Europa, with its sub-surface ocean would require the highest levels of protection. Recognizing the problem of debris...
March 2016
Saving Earth from an Expanding Sun
... let’s become a spacefaring people, occupying other worlds and filling the Solar System with vibrant life. Europa, Mars, the asteroid colonies - but also, interstellar. As Elon Musk recommends, let’s put our eggs in many...
March 2016
Why We Need Space Artists
... number in the hundreds. But who could have forecast the active volcanoes of Io, the salty ocean below Europa’s icy crust, the giant ice ravines on Miranda, or the geysers of Triton and Enceladus? Officially, Pluto is no longer...
September 2017
Europe needs facility to handle extra-terrestrial space material
... in the case of samples from the Moon) or restricted Earth return mission (e.g., in the case of samples from Mars or Europa). There are no special requirements for sample containment for unrestricted missions. However, for restricted missions, where...
