1 00:00:08,549 --> 00:00:01,670 we're concerned especially about 2 00:00:13,749 --> 00:00:11,030 planetary protection is about the 3 00:00:16,630 --> 00:00:13,759 concern for biological contamination of 4 00:00:17,830 --> 00:00:16,640 celestial bodies planets like the earth 5 00:00:20,150 --> 00:00:17,840 and mars 6 00:00:22,630 --> 00:00:20,160 and in other bodies like the moon and 7 00:00:26,230 --> 00:00:22,640 asteroids microbes are single-celled 8 00:00:29,509 --> 00:00:26,240 organisms like bacteria and fungi 9 00:00:31,589 --> 00:00:29,519 on earth microbes have adapted to live 10 00:00:32,549 --> 00:00:31,599 in almost every environment we've looked 11 00:00:34,870 --> 00:00:32,559 at 12 00:00:37,350 --> 00:00:34,880 microbe is not a bad thing so without 13 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:37,360 microbes we cannot live 14 00:00:43,070 --> 00:00:39,280 in the grand scheme of things 15 00:00:44,549 --> 00:00:43,080 90 plus percent are really good microbes 16 00:00:46,069 --> 00:00:44,559 [Music] 17 00:00:48,310 --> 00:00:46,079 the microbial environment is an 18 00:00:50,790 --> 00:00:48,320 important part of human health 19 00:00:52,790 --> 00:00:50,800 we need certain microbes to survive and 20 00:00:53,910 --> 00:00:52,800 of course we know some microbes cause 21 00:00:56,310 --> 00:00:53,920 disease 22 00:00:58,869 --> 00:00:56,320 so we want to understand exactly what's 23 00:01:00,229 --> 00:00:58,879 happening on the space station so we can 24 00:01:02,389 --> 00:01:00,239 plan for 25 00:01:03,060 --> 00:01:02,399 our longer journeys to the moon and to 26 00:01:06,230 --> 00:01:03,070 mars 27 00:01:08,469 --> 00:01:06,240 [Music] 28 00:01:10,870 --> 00:01:08,479 when you are exploring other planets we 29 00:01:13,429 --> 00:01:10,880 need to leave the other planet as 30 00:01:14,789 --> 00:01:13,439 pristine as possible without 31 00:01:18,550 --> 00:01:14,799 contaminating 32 00:01:19,830 --> 00:01:18,560 microbes mars which is red become green 33 00:01:22,310 --> 00:01:19,840 we're concerned about forward 34 00:01:25,350 --> 00:01:22,320 contamination which is where we take 35 00:01:27,350 --> 00:01:25,360 life on earth and contaminate other 36 00:01:29,190 --> 00:01:27,360 bodies and we're concerned about if