Chemical Innovation: The Dilemma of Mars Sample Return - The dilemma of Mars sample return, by Barry E. DiGregorio. Chemical Innovation 2001, 31 (8), 24-33. Copyright © 2001 American Chemical Society. This article expresses the views of the author and not necessarily those of Chemical Innovation magazine or the American Chemical Society.

Mars Environment Compatibility Assessment - The Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment (MECA) is a set of instruments designed to investigate hazards on the surface of Mars that could effect human exploration. MECA was developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory through NASA's Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) Enterprise. MECA has been revived and placed on the newly anounced NASA Mars Phoenix mission.

Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology - Astrobiology has emerged as a new science for the new millennium. It seeks to understand life in the context of the wider cosmos. The new Centre will continue in the pioneering traditions of astrobiology started in Cardiff over 25 years ago, taking note of the many relevant discoveries that have been made in recent years. The Centre aims to combine the expertise of astronomers, biochemists and microbiologists to generate cutting edge science that would eventually enable us to answer the age-old question: where did we come from?

The Beagle 2 project is the British led effort to land on Mars as part of the European Space Agency's Mars Express Mission to be launched in June 2003. The Beagle 2 mission will be the first Mars lander since Viking 25 years ago that will conduct a search for extinct or extant life forms on Mars. Did the Viking biology experiments reveal the presence of microbial life 25 years ago? Beagle 2 may answer that nagging question once and for all. Beagle 2 will also look for the hypothetical oxidants that NASA says are in the soil and atmosphere as well as organic material.

Malin Space Science Systems - Visit the Malin Space Science System Mars Image Release Gallery and view the most detailed orbital photographs ever taken. You can spend months looking through over 57,000 Mars images!

Mars Exploration: Public Information
Anticipating the Reaction: Public Concern About Sample Return Missions
Dr. Margaret Race comments on public concerns regarding sample return missions.

Brig Klyce's "Cosmic Ancestry" is one of the finest websites on the internet to learn more about the possibility of life in the universe. Do the seeds of life permeate space? Find out here!

The Moon Society is a non-profit educational and scientific foundation formed to further scientific study and development of the moon. The core of the new Moon Society is the Artemis Society International, which has been in existence since 1994 and focused on building a commerical lunar base, and generally opening the space frontier for commercialization & settlement.

Inform Nauka - Special Methods Of Disinfection In Outer Space - Russian scientists have discovered an original and effective way to protect space equipment from microbes. They suggest that the substances that turn bacteria and fungous cells into anabiosis should be used for disinfection in outer space.