Biology
Scientific paper
Aug 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001esasp.496...17c&link_type=abstract
In: Exo-/astro-biology. Proceedings of the First European Workshop, 21 - 23 May 2001, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy. Eds.: P. Ehrenfreu
Biology
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Exobiology
Scientific paper
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Life Science activities have involved exobiological research since the 1980's when the Exobiology and Radiation Assembly (ERA) for the EURECA platform started development. The BIOPAN exobiology facility has flown and continues to fly on the retrievable Russian FOTON capsule. ESA's EXPOSE facility will provide similar experimental conditions for long-duration exposure on the International Space Station (ISS). The ERA and BIOPAN facilities have provided valuable research data on the survivability of organic molecules, microorganisms and invertebrates in space conditions and in the case of BIOPAN and EXPOSE future flights of these facilities will furnish new results in these important research areas. An ESA initiated Science Team study in 1996 with a remit to analyse future exobiological research beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) worked through 1997 and 1998 and recommended the development of an exobiology exploration package to be placed on the Martian surface. In late 2000 ESA started preparation of a Planetary Exploration Initiative now designated "Aurora". The present planning is to present a programme proposal to the November 2001 Ministerial Meeting. If approved at the same meeting the future European Life and Physical Sciences Programme (ELIPS) will include beyond- LEO exobiology research as a complementary activity.
Angerer Oliver
Clancy Paulette
Schmitt Denis
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