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NASA issues directive to modernize planetary protection framework

Administrator Jared Isaacman ordered an assessment of requirements across all solar system bodies

Caleb Mbeki
Planetary Science Reporter
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has issued a directive to modernize the agency's planetary protection framework.[4]