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NASA is explicitly tasked with exploring the solar system to detect extraterrestrial life as directed by Congress [1] and through its own strategic focus on extremophiles [2]. Furthermore, NASA establishes technical standards to prevent biological contamination of solar system bodies during these exploration activities [3].

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Do Extremophiles on Earth Mean That Life Is Common in the Galaxy ... reasons.org Reasons to Believe 2 facts

claimThe United States Congress has directed NASA to seek out and discover extant life in habitable worlds within the Solar System.

claimExtremophiles serve as the central focus of NASA's strategy for detecting extraterrestrial life within the solar system.

Planetary protection: an international concern and responsibility frontiersin.org Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences 1 fact

quoteNASA-STD-8719.27 states that NASA standards aim to "provide technical requirements to protect and enable current and future scientific investigations by limiting biological and relevant molecular contamination of Solar System bodies through exploration activities and protecting the Earth’s biosphere by avoiding harmful biological contamination carried on returning spacecraft."