Space as a Tool for Astrobiology: Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond
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Title
Space as a Tool for Astrobiology: Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond
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Keywords
Astrobiology, Exobiology, Astrochemistry, Hardware for space experiments, BIOPAN, STONE, EXPOSE, Tanpopo, Cubesat, Nanosatellites, International Space Station, Space environment
Journal
SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS
Volume 209, Issue 1-4, Pages 83-181
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2017-06-20
DOI
10.1007/s11214-017-0365-5
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