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.


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    Title :

    EVA Swab Project: A Tool to Collect Microbiological Samples from the Outside of the International Space Station


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    LPI-OU Symposium: Experimental and Modeling Approaches in Astrobiology ; 2021 ; Virtual, US


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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