NAC Planetary Protection Subcommittee
The Planetary Protection Subcommittee (PPS) is a standing subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee, which supports the advisory needs of the Administrator, the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), SMD's Planetary Science Division, NASA's Planetary Protection Officer, and other NASA Mission Directorates as required. The scope of the PPS includes programs, policies, plans, hazard identification and risk assessment, and other matters pertinent to the Agency's responsibilities for biological planetary protection. This scope includes consideration of NASA planetary protection policy documents, implementation plans, and organization. The subcommittee will review and recommend appropriate planetary protection categorizations for all bodies of the solar system to which spacecraft will be sent. The scope also includes the development of near-term enabling technologies, systems, and capabilities, as well as developments with the potential to provide long-term improvements in future operational systems to support planetary protection. Outside the scope of the Subcommittee's responsibilities are issues that pertain solely to the quality and interpretation of scientific experiments and data in support of solar system exploration.
Name/Position | Specific Research Location |
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Robert E. Lindberg, Jr., Chair |
University of Virginia |
Amy P. Kaminski Exec. Secretary |
NASA Headquarters - Senior Policy Advisor |
Darla Goeres | Montana State University |
Michael Imperiale | University of Michigan |
Tullis Onstott | Princeton University |
Nicholas Steneck | University of Michigan |
Meenakshi Wadhwa | Arizona State University |
NASA Planetary Protection Officer | |
Cassie Conley | NASA Headquarters - Planetary Sciences Division |
Planetary Protection Meeting Documents
June 2016
December 8-9, 2015
June 2015
November 2014
May 2014
November 2013
April 2013
December 2012
Supporting Documents
May 2012
Support Documents
November 2011
May 2011
January 2011
August 2010
May 2010
November 2008
January 2008
February 2007
July 2006
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