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Space Tesla May Contaminate Mars: Here's How NASA Protects Other Planets From Earth Bacteria
« on: March 05, 2018, 05:43:29 pm »
 

Space Tesla May Contaminate Mars: Here's How NASA Protects Other Planets From Earth Bacteria
4 March 2018, 6:54 am EST By Maui Hermitanio Tech Times
 
 

Scientists believe that the Tesla Roadster now floating in deep space was not sterilized. In this case, Elon Musk's car could contaminate Mars with bacteria it brought from Earth.

The red convertible that was launched into space from SpaceX Falcon Heavy, was not intended to land on Mars, so it was not covered by the regulations of NASA's Planetary Protection Offic

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/222274/20180304/space-tesla-may-contaminate-mars-heres-how-nasa-protects-other-planets-from-earth-bacteria.htm
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Re: Space Tesla May Contaminate Mars: Here's How NASA Protects Other Planets From Earth Bacteria
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2018, 06:41:38 pm »
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The red convertible that was launched into space from SpaceX Falcon Heavy, was not intended to land on Mars, so it was not covered by the regulations of NASA's Planetary Protection Office.

If it's not going to end up on Mars, who cares about contamination?  Last I heard it's going to end up in a solar orbit among the asteroids in the belt between Mars and Jupiter.  Probably isn't coming within a few million miles of Mars.
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Re: Space Tesla May Contaminate Mars: Here's How NASA Protects Other Planets From Earth Bacteria
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2018, 06:51:04 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on March 05, 2018, 06:41:38 pm
If it's not going to end up on Mars, who cares about contamination?  Last I heard it's going to end up in a solar orbit among the asteroids in the belt between Mars and Jupiter.  Probably isn't coming within a few million miles of Mars.

That thing is Space junk on earth and floating around in the universe.

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Re: Space Tesla May Contaminate Mars: Here's How NASA Protects Other Planets From Earth Bacteria
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2018, 07:24:48 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on March 05, 2018, 06:51:04 pm
That thing is Space junk on earth and floating around in the universe.



I wonder what's the speed of the solar orbit out there.  Lemme check Goggle....

OK.  Goggle says about 25km per second...unless, I suppose, it someday collides with an asteroid.  I suppose the Astrologers of the world will have a collective hiccup then.
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Re: Space Tesla May Contaminate Mars: Here's How NASA Protects Other Planets From Earth Bacteria
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2018, 08:54:10 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on March 05, 2018, 06:41:38 pm
If it's not going to end up on Mars, who cares about contamination?  Last I heard it's going to end up in a solar orbit among the asteroids in the belt between Mars and Jupiter.  Probably isn't coming within a few million miles of Mars.

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It wasn't supposed to but apparently they missed their target and it might hit mars.   
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Re: Space Tesla May Contaminate Mars: Here's How NASA Protects Other Planets From Earth Bacteria
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2018, 08:58:53 pm »
Earth First!

We'll contaminate the other planets later.
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Re: Space Tesla May Contaminate Mars: Here's How NASA Protects Other Planets From Earth Bacteria
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2018, 09:16:41 pm »
Quote from: driftdiver on March 05, 2018, 08:54:10 pm
@Cyber Liberty

It wasn't supposed to but apparently they missed their target and it might hit mars.   

I saw a month-old article in Atlantic.  Apparently it's in an eccentric orbit that carries it across Mars' orbit twice each pass.

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According to the revised data, Rivkin says, it will take the Tesla about 18.8 months to complete one trip around the sun. This means that the car will reach its farthest distance from Earth in about half that time. The Tesla will cross the orbit of Mars twice per orbit, so Musk is still fulfilling his wish to send his Tesla “to” Mars—it’ll just take a little longer between visits.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/tesla-elon-musk-mars-spacex-asteroid-belt/552719/
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Re: Space Tesla May Contaminate Mars: Here's How NASA Protects Other Planets From Earth Bacteria
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2018, 12:52:28 am »
There is only one reasonable answer


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