NASA is looking for "Planet Protector" to protect the earth from extraterrestrial virus and not pollute other planets, salary is about 20 million yen at maximum

ByAlyse & amp; Remi

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has started recruitment of a position called "Planetary Protection Officer (planetary officer)". The work content of the planetary protective officer is to prevent human beings from contaminating the moon, the planet and the universe objects in space exploration, and to prevent organic matter such as extra-terrestrial microorganisms and viruses from spreading to the earth The salary is presented at maximum annual salary of $ 187,000 (about 20 million yen).

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As space exploration to the moon and other planets expands, humans and robots carry pollutants from the Earth. If we do not take any action, it is clear that the extraterrestrial planets will be contaminated, and vice versa, the inhabitants of space-derived substances will diffuse to the earth will also be inevitable. To cope with such a situation, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) hire a full-time professional, "Planetary Protection Officer (planetary officer)" one by one.

Among the workers of the two planetary officers, NASA will have space for the planetary officer, so NASA pays salary of $ 124406 (about 14 million yen) to $ 187,000 (about 20 million yen) We are recruiting candidates who will succeed. The term of office is three years, there is a possibility that the additional two years may be extended, and the deadline of the application is August 14, 2017.

According to the application guidelines of NASA, the planetary officer's duties are described as "related to avoiding organic matter diffusion and biological contamination in space exploration by humans and robots." The planetary officer is asked to establish a planetary protection policy applied to all spacecraft starting from the earth and not to make unintended contamination on the extraterrestrial planet and to take out substances derived from the universe on Earth from the sample taken home It is aimed not to diffuse.

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