NASA unveils new Interim Directives to protect Moon and Mars from contamination

US ncy NASA on July 9 unveiled two Interim Directives (NIDs) in a bid to protect Moon and Mars from contamination as human flight vances. According to a press te, NASA updated ‘planetary protection policies’ for robotic and human missions to Earth’s Moon and future human mission travelling to Mars. new directives are to ensure protection of planetary bodies from any possible biological contamination that could originate on Earth and ultimately interfere with scientific research. 

As per press release, one of two NIDs dresses that control of forwarding terrestrial biological contamination associated with all NASA and NASA-affiliated missions intended to land, orbit or orwise encounter Moon. Thomas Zurbuchen, who is Associate ministrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, said that ncy is enabling important goal of substantial exploration of Moon while simultaneously safeguarding future science in permanently showed regions. He furr also pointed out that Moon and Mars have immense scientific value in shaping understanding of history of Earth, Moon and solar system. 

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‘NID will enable exploration of Mars’ 

On or hand, second directive deals with Mars and covers both forward and backward contamination. According to US ncy, second NID reforms previous policies that would have constructively prohibited human exploration of Mars. new directive establishes a path forward wherein kwledge gained from International Station, Gateway, lunar surface operations, as well as robotic missions to Mars will be leverd to prevent harmful forward and backwards harmful biological contamination.

NASA ministrator Jim Bridenstine said, “This NID will enable human exploration of Mars, creating new opportunities for awe-inspiring science and invative commercial activities. I believe science and human exploration are complimentary endeavours and I’m excited to see se policy reforms open up a new era of discovery”. 

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