COSPARʹs planetary protection policy: A consolidated draft Original Research Article

One of the duties of COSPARʹs Panel on Planetary Protection is the development, maintenance, and promulgation of a planetary protection policy. Historically, COSPARʹs policy has been maintained in a series of published papers and related Council resolutions, but a consolidated version of the COSPAR policy has not been available. This presentation consists of a draft version of the COSPAR policy as it currently stands, now placed into a single document. This document will form the basis from which it is anticipated that an updated policy will be crafted, and which, if accepted by the Panel, Bureau and Council, will form the basis for future policy deliberations and refinements.