Planetary Protection: an international concern and responsibility
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
Planetary Protection is an enabler and a protector of space exploration. The international standard for planetary protection has been developed by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) which provides a forum for international consultation and has formulated a Planetary Protection Policy with associated requirements. The COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP) is a large international committee comprising agency representatives, scientists and space experts. It maintains and updates the COSPAR Policy and its associated requirements (https://cosparhq.cnes.fr/scientific-structure/panels/panel-on-planetary-protection-ppp/). The Policy with its associated requirements is the only internationally agreed on planetary protection standard with implementation guidelines for reference to support States' compliance with Article IX of the United Nations Outer Space Treaty of 1967. The Policy is updated as needed in the face of new scientific findings and in conjunction with the fast-evolving space exploration milieu.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress Iac
Recommended Citation
Coustenis, A., Hedman, N., Kminek, G., Doran, P., Al Shehhi, O., Ammannito, E., Fujimoto, M., Grasset, O., Green, J., Groen, F., Hayes, A., Ilyin, V., Kumar, P., Mustin, C., Nakamura, A., Olsson-Francis, K., Peng, J., Ballesteros, O., Raulin, F., Rettberg, P., Sinibaldi, S., Suzuki, J., Xu, K., Zaitsev, M., & Mier, M. (2022). Planetary Protection: an international concern and responsibility. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress Iac, 2022-September Retrieved from https://repository.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/2166