Nasa Has A Job Opening For A Planetary Protection Officer

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...I wanted to see if anyone got the main message I was thinking about this ad.
That's is how would they know they need this position if they hadn't already been somewhere they know they needed it.

I tend to view these types of news reports with a bit of wariness as the vacancy basically means
a administration position who oversees someone with a bottle of bleach is to make sure we don't
contaminate space with our germs!

Seriously, I think the announcement is the usual task of keeping NASA in the public eye, but the
actual meaning behind it has merit.

One can only hope any visiting lifeforms have the same criteria level. However, looking at the
radiation damage in the Cash-Landrum case, certain aspects of controlling other-world harm
may only apply to us!