TY - JOUR
T1 - Space as a Tool for Astrobiology
T2 - Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond
AU - Cottin, Hervé
AU - Kotler, Julia Michelle
AU - Billi, Daniela
AU - Cockell, Charles
AU - Demets, René
AU - Ehrenfreund, Pascale
AU - Elsaesser, Andreas
AU - d’Hendecourt, Louis
AU - van Loon, Jack J.W.A.
AU - Martins, Zita
AU - Onofri, Silvano
AU - Quinn, Richard C.
AU - Rabbow, Elke
AU - Rettberg, Petra
AU - Ricco, Antonio J.
AU - Slenzka, Klaus
AU - delaTorre, Rosa
AU - de Vera, Jean Pierre
AU - Westall, Frances
AU - Carrasco, Nathalie
AU - Fresneau, Aurélien
AU - Kawaguchi, Yuko
AU - Kebukawa, Yoko
AU - Nguyen, Dara
AU - Poch, Olivier
AU - Saiagh, Kafila
AU - Stalport, Fabien
AU - Yamagishi, Akihiko
AU - Yano, Hajime
AU - Klamm, Benjamin A.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Astrobiology
KW - Astrochemistry
KW - BIOPAN
KW - Cubesat
KW - Exobiology
KW - EXPOSE
KW - Hardware for space experiments
KW - International Space Station
KW - Nanosatellites
KW - Space environment
KW - STONE
KW - Tanpopo
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85021170998&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11214-017-0365-5
DO - 10.1007/s11214-017-0365-5
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85021170998
VL - 209
SP - 83
EP - 181
JO - Space Science Reviews
JF - Space Science Reviews
SN - 0038-6308
IS - 1-4
ER -