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COSPAR Policy on Planetary Protection

Last update Monday, August 29th, 2022

COSPAR Policy on Planetary Protection

What is COSPAR ?

The Purpose of COSPAR, by its Charter from the International Council for Science (ICSU), now the International Science Council (ISC), is “to promote at an international level scientific research in space, with emphasis on the exchange of results, information and opinions, and to provide a forum, open to all scientists, for the discussion of problems that may affect scientific space research. The objectives of COSPAR are to be achieved through the organization of scientific assemblies, publications, or any other means.”

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Scientific Commission A
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Scientific Commission C
Scientific Commission D
Scientific Commission E
Scientific Commission F
Scientific Commission G
Scientific Commission H
Panels
Technical Panel on Satellite Dynamics (PSD)
Panel on Technical Problems Related to Scientific Ballooning (PSB)
Panel on Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS)
Panel on Radiation Belt Environment Modeling (PRBEM)
Panel on Space Weather (PSW)
Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP)
Panel on Capacity Building (PCB)
Panel on Education (PE)
Panel on Exploration (PEX)
Panel on Interstellar Research (PIR)
Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS)
Panel on Social Sciences and Humanities (PSSH)
Task Groups
Task Group on Establishing a Constellation of Small Satellites (TGCSS)
Task Group on Establishing an International Geospace Systems Program (TGIGSP)
IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) Initiative Task Group (IITG)
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COSPAR Reports on the Status of International Cooperation in Space Research
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Opportunity for Capacity Building in Small Satellites Development and Operations for Universities in Developing Countries
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Publications Committee
Advances in Space Research (ASR)
Life Sciences in Space Research (LSSR)
Space Research Today (SRT)
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Space Science Award
International Cooperation Medal
William Nordberg Medal
Massey Award
COSPAR Distinguished Service Medal
Vikram Sarabhai Medal
Jeoujang Jaw Award
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COSPAR Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists
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