Mars Sample Receiving Facility and sample containment: Difference between revisions
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Other proposals were explored in the 1980s, including direct entry of sample container to Earth's atmosphere, recovery by the space shuttle, recovery to space station, recovery to a dedicated Antaeus space station, and several intermediate proposals.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/02/mars-sample-recovery-quarantine-1985/ Mars Sample Recovery & Quarantine (1985)] DAVID S. F. PORTREE 02.14.13</ref>
Originally through to 2002, the requirement was a simple gas-tight glove box in a biocontainment level 4 facility. <ref>
Board, S.S. and National Research Council, 2002. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vzmcAgAAQBAJ The Quarantine and Certification of Martian Samples[. National Academies Press.
{{quote|"The initial processing of returned martian samples should be restricted to a BSL-4 laboratory in the quarantine facility. A very modest gas-tight glove box (Class III cabinet) in a "clean room" (class 10; however see following g section) will be sufficient for this purpose. " page 51}}</ref>
==See also==
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