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An Interview with Dr. Rakesh Mogul of NASA’s Office of Planetary Protection

The Office of Planetary Protection’s primary role is to minimize the biological contamination of the solar system that may result from human based exploration – robotic exploration and basic human exploration. Continue reading

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Mojave Field Research: Lessons Learned

As of the last post, I had just arrived at the CSU Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx Road in the Mojave Desert, ready to begin our week-long study of biological soil crusts as an analog for possible Mars or other … Continue reading

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To the End of the Earth: March 18, 2012

I’m somewhere I always wanted to explore: The End of the Earth. Zzyzx Road, California. As a senior in high school I won first place in the physical science category at the Southern Utah Regional Science Fair. I built a … Continue reading

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