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Committee on Planetary Protection

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The Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP) monitors progress implementing the planetary protection guidelines associated with priority programs and missions identified in the National Academies planetary science decadal surveys and serves as a source of advice on measures undertaken to protect the biological and environmental integrity of extraterrestrial bodies and to preserve the integrity of Earth’s biosphere.

Events

Evaluation of Bioburden Requirements for Mars Missions: Public Briefing

  • October 7, 2021
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Missions to the surface of Mars are required to meet strict planetary protection requirements to reduce the amount of biological contamination transported from Earth to Mars (or from Mars back to Eart...

Meeting

Committee on Planetary Protection

  • September 4, 2025
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Closed committee-only telecon.

Committee on Planetary Protection (Space Science Week) Spring Meeting 2025

  • April 1 - 4, 2025
  • Meeting
  • Past

Space Science Week 2025 will be held in a hybrid format, there will be plenary sessions on April 1 and a keynote public science lecture on April 2. The Committee on Planetary Protection will be holdin...

Committee on Planetary Protection Fall Meeting 2024

  • December 4 - 5, 2024
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is the Fall meeting of the CoPP. Some sessions will be open and some will be closed. December 4th Livestream: https://vimeo.com/event/4742627 December 5th Livestream: https://vimeo.com/event/474...

Committee on Planetary Protection (Space Science Week) Spring Meeting 2024

  • March 19 - 22, 2024
  • Meeting
  • Past

Space Science Week 2024 will be held in a hybrid format, there will be plenary sessions on March 19 and a keynote public science lecture on March 20. The Committee on Planetary Protection will be hold...

Committee on Planetary Protection Open Session January 2024

  • January 19, 2024
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)
  • Tele Conference
  • Past

The Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP) will have a virtual open session to follow up on the October 2023 CoPP meeting. Livestream Link: https://vimeo.com/event/4006695

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