We have developed a tool capable of collecting aseptic samples during extravehicular activity. We will describe the results of ground-based testing at vacuum and describe our plans to sample microbes on external surfaces of the international space station.
EVA Swab Project: A Tool to Collect Microbiological Samples from the Outside of the International Space Station
LPI-OU Symposium: Experimental and Modeling Approaches in Astrobiology ; 2021 ; Virtual, US
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