Survival of NASA-cleanroom microbial isolates under simulated space and Martian conditions
Atul Munish Chander, David J. Burr, Severin Wipf, Ruben Nitsche, Gretchen Fujimura, Wayne W. Schubert, Nitin Kumar Singh, Justin J. Bell, Alexander Brandl, Michael M. Weil, Andreas Elsaesser, Kasthuri J. Venkateswaran
This study shows that Aspergillus calidoustus, isolated from spacecraft cleanrooms, can survive simulated space and Martian conditions, highlighting gaps in current sterilization protocols.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology