Quarantine testing was conducted to ensure the safety of all life on earth. The plants and animals which were exposed to lunar material were carefully observed for prolonged periods to determine if any mutation or changes in growing characteristics and behavior occurred. The quarantine testing was terminated after the Apollo 14 flight when it became apparent that previously returned lunar material contained no potentially harmful agents. Further biological experimentation with the lunar material was conducted to determine its chemical, physical, and nutritional qualities.
Quarantine testing and biocharacterization of lunar materials
Biomedical Results of Apollo ; NASA-SP-368
1975-01-01
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
NTRS | 1975
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