Abstract Growth Kinetics and Motility Genetics Antibiotic Effectiveness Crew Health and Life
Support Sporulation and Secondary Metabolites Future Opportunities

Extension of human habitation into space requires that humans carry with them many of the
microorganisms with which they coexist on Earth. The ubiquity of microorganisms in close …

The second and third decades of the twenty-first century are marked by a flourishing of
space technology which may soon realise human aspirations of a permanent multiplanetary …

Microorganisms play an important role in life and can adapt to and survive in harsh and
changing environments. Their ability to thrive in hostile conditions is reflected not only by …

Based on modern microbiology, we propose a major revision in current space exploration
philosophy and planetary protection policy, especially regarding microorganisms in space …

Since the dawn of the space age, humans have wrestled with concerns about planetary
cross-contamination. Spacecraft launched from Earth can transport hitchhiker microbes to …

During space missions, astronauts are faced with a variety of challenges that are unique to
spaceflight and that have been known to cause physiological changes in humans over a …

Space exploration carries with it risks of biological contamination. Here, the planetary
protection efforts currently in place to control microbial contamination during space …

Spacecraft, associated with human spaceflight, is one of the more unusual microbial
environments. In contrast to other terrestrial environments, microorganisms within spacecraft …

Weightlessness, cosmic radiation and other space flight related conditions may adversely
impact the physiology and immune status of the crew. Since microorganisms will surely be …