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There are microorganisms that can survive the harsh radiation and vacuum of space, and this makes them a real concern for scientists. If microbes managed to hitch a ride to another planet or moon, ...they could compromise the scientific findings we made there, and even be dangerous to any native life that might be present. Sample return missions could even endanger us on Earth if they were to bring something unexpected back with them. This video covers the Planetary Protection Guidelines, forward contamination and backward contamination, and the questions asked to protect Earth and the Solar System. Narrated by Anna Ptaszynski. Written by Thomas Cheney, Rob Hawthorn. Script Editors Hannah Cooper, Anna Ptaszynski. Design and animation Michael Dring. Directed by Rob Hawthorn. Produced by Made by Gravity. Thanks to NASA, ESA, Karen Olsson-Francis, Victoria Pearson. Special thanks to Louise Thomas, James Harkin. Funded by OU Strategic Priorities Fund Quality Related (SPFQR) (Research England).
There are microorganisms that can survive the harsh radiation and vacuum of space, and this makes them a real concern for scientists. If microbes managed to hitch a ride to another planet or moon, ...they could compromise the scientific findings we made there, and even be dangerous to any native life that might be present. Sample return missions could even endanger us on Earth if they were to bring something unexpected back with them. This video covers the Planetary Protection Guidelines, forward contamination and backward contamination, and the questions asked to protect Earth and the Solar System. Narrated by Anna Ptaszynski. Written by Thomas Cheney, Rob Hawthorn. Script Editors Hannah Cooper, Anna Ptaszynski. Design and animation Michael Dring. Directed by Rob Hawthorn. Produced by Made by Gravity. Thanks to NASA, ESA, Karen Olsson-Francis, Victoria Pearson. Special thanks to Louise Thomas, James Harkin. Funded by OU Strategic Priorities Fund Quality Related (SPFQR) (Research England).
| First transmission date: | 19-10-2021 |
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| Published: | 2021 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk. |
| Duration: | 00:02:41 |
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| Contributors: | Anna Ptaszynski; Thomas Cheney; Rob Hawthorn; Hannah Cooper;; Michael Dring |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Link to related site: | External url: https://youtu.be/79FO8azovy0 |
| Production number: | OUL01594 |
| Available to public: | no |
