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NASA is directly involved in lunar exploration and policy, as evidenced by its Artemis program aiming to return humans to the Moon [1], its definition of contamination protocols for lunar missions [2], and the reliance on NASEM reports to inform planetary protection policies for the Moon [3].
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Planetary protection: an international concern and responsibility frontiersin.org 1 fact
referenceThe 2021 update to the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) planetary protection policy for the Moon was informed by the 2020 report 'Planetary Protection for the Study of Lunar Volatiles' by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and the Space Studies Board (SSB) Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP), as well as a joint NASA/LEAG-COSPAR community survey.
Read "Review and Assessment of Planetary Protection Policy ... nap.nationalacademies.org 1 fact
claimNASA defines "back contamination" as the control of contamination of the Earth and the Moon by extraterrestrial material collected and returned by robotic missions.