Space as a Tool for Astrobiology: Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond

Cottin, Hervé and Kotler, Julia Michelle and Billi, Daniela and Cockell, Charles and Demets, René and Ehrenfreund, Pascale and Elsaesser, Andreas and d’Hendecourt, Louis and van Loon, Jack J. W. A. and Martins, Zita and Onofri, Silvano and Quinn, Richard C. and Rabbow, Elke and Rettberg, Petra and Ricco, Antonio J. and Slenzka, Klaus and de la Torre, Rosa and de Vera, Jean-Pierre and Westall, Frances and Carrasco, Nathalie and Fresneau, Aurélien and Kawaguchi, Yuko and Kebukawa, Yoko and Nguyen, Dara and Poch, Olivier and Saiagh, Kafila and Stalport, Fabien and Yamagishi, Akihiko and Yano, Hajime and Klamm, Benjamin A. (2017) Space as a Tool for Astrobiology: Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond. Space Science Reviews, 209, pp. 83-181. Springer. doi: 10.1007/s11214-017-0365-5. ISSN 0038-6308.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0365-5

Abstract

The space environment is regularly used for experiments addressing astrobiology research goals. The specific conditions prevailing in Earth orbit and beyond, notably the radiative environment (photons and energetic particles) and the possibility to conduct long-duration measurements, have been the main motivations for developing experimental concepts to expose chemical or biological samples to outer space, or to use the reentry of a spacecraft on Earth to simulate the fall of a meteorite. This paper represents an overview of past and current research in astrobiology conducted in Earth orbit and beyond, with a special focus on ESA missions such as Biopan, STONE (on Russian FOTON capsules) and EXPOSE facilities (outside the International Space Station). The future of exposure platforms is discussed, notably how they can be improved for better science return, and how to incorporate the use of small satellites such as those built in cubesat format.

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Title:

Space as a Tool for Astrobiology: Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD
Cottin, Hervé	LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 61, av du Général de Gaulle, 94010, Créteil Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED
Kotler, Julia Michelle	Leiden Observatory, PO Box 9513, 2300 Leiden, The Netherlands and Universität Konstanz FB Biologie, Z 818, 78457 Konstanz, Germany and Chemical Analysis Facility, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AD, UK	UNSPECIFIED
Billi, Daniela	University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy	UNSPECIFIED
Cockell, Charles	School of Physics and Astronomy, UK Centre for Astrobiology, SUPA, James Clerk Maxwell Building, King’s Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK	UNSPECIFIED
Demets, René	ESTEC (HRE-UB), Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, The Netherlands	UNSPECIFIED
Ehrenfreund, Pascale	Space Policy Institute, George Washington University, 20052 Washington DC, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Elsaesser, Andreas	Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden 2333CC, The Netherlands and Experimental Molecular Biophysics, Department of Physics, Free University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
d’Hendecourt, Louis	Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, UMR 8617 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France	UNSPECIFIED
van Loon, Jack J. W. A.	VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Dept. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands	UNSPECIFIED
Martins, Zita	Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK	UNSPECIFIED
Onofri, Silvano	Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy	UNSPECIFIED
Quinn, Richard C.	NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Rabbow, Elke	Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Radiation Biology Department, Research Group Astrobiology, DLR, Koeln, Germany	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9301-2021
Rettberg, Petra	Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Radiation Biology Department, Research Group Astrobiology, DLR, Koeln, Germany	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4439-2395
Ricco, Antonio J.	NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Slenzka, Klaus	Jacobs Univ., Bremen, Germany and OHB, Bremen, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
de la Torre, Rosa	INTA, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Crta. Ajalvir, km. 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain	UNSPECIFIED
de Vera, Jean-Pierre	Institute of Planetary Research, Management and Infrastructure, Research Group Astrobiology Laboratories, DLR, Berlin, Germany	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9530-5821
Westall, Frances	CNRS, CBM, UPR 4301, rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans, France	UNSPECIFIED
Carrasco, Nathalie	Université Versailles St-Quentin, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, LATMOS, 11 Blvd. d’Alembert, 78280 Guyancourt, France	UNSPECIFIED
Fresneau, Aurélien	LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 61, av du Général de Gaulle, 94010, Créteil Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED
Kawaguchi, Yuko	Department of Applied Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji 192-0392, Japan	UNSPECIFIED
Kebukawa, Yoko	Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan	UNSPECIFIED
Nguyen, Dara	LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 61, av du Général de Gaulle, 94010, Créteil Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED
Poch, Olivier	LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 61, av du Général de Gaulle, 94010, Créteil Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED
Saiagh, Kafila	LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 61, av du Général de Gaulle, 94010, Créteil Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED
Stalport, Fabien	LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 61, av du Général de Gaulle, 94010, Créteil Cedex, France	UNSPECIFIED
Yamagishi, Akihiko	Department of Applied Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji 192-0392, Japan	UNSPECIFIED
Yano, Hajime	Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan	UNSPECIFIED
Klamm, Benjamin A.	NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

2017

Journal or Publication Title:

Space Science Reviews

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

209

DOI:

10.1007/s11214-017-0365-5

Page Range:

pp. 83-181

Publisher:

Springer

ISSN:

0038-6308

Status:

Published

Keywords:

Astrobiology, Exobiology, Astrochemistry, Hardware for space experiments, BIOPAN, STONE, EXPOSE, Tanpopo, Cubesat, Nanosatellites, International Space Station, Space environment

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R FR - Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Vorhaben Strahlenbiologie (old), R - Exploration of the Solar System

Location:

Berlin-Adlershof , Köln-Porz

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Radiation Biology
Institute of Planetary Research > Leitungsbereich PF

Deposited By:

Kopp, Kerstin

Deposited On:

29 Jun 2017 15:41

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27 Sep 2020 19:43

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