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The link is wrong. I work in this space and I know of no such international law regarding biological contamination, unless they are grossly misinterpreting the
by garmaine 9y ago
The link is wrong. I work in this space and I know of no such international law regarding biological contamination, unless they are grossly misinterpreting the outer space treaty way beyond what it says and the context in which it is written.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoCould you comment on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16325757 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16325757, did they err?
- garmaine 9y agoIt’s totally misquoted. The line is “harmful contamination of the Earth” and the concern was about Apollo bringing back samples and the US taking proper quarantine safeguards ON EARTH.
- hinkley 9y agoGood to know. I wasn’t trying to sound fatalistic. Just pointing out it’s unworkable if true.