Catharine Conley
Catharine Conley is a former planetary protection officer at NASA, known for her advocacy for safety protocols in the return of Martian samples to Earth. She was dismissed from her position after raising concerns about the contamination risks associated with current sample return plans, emphasizing the importance of ensuring that Earth remains free from potentially harmful extraterrestrial organisms.
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Catharine Conley claims she was fired for stating that the plans to return samples from Mars were unsafe.
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