Starman, the "driver" of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as it cruises through the cosmos, may be carrying the largest collection of terrestrial bacteria ever sent into space. “Even if they radiated the outside, the engine would be dirty,” scientist Jay Melosh said in a statement. “Cars aren’t assembled clean. And even then, there’s a big difference between clean and sterile.” Tesla has not yet commented on whether Starman and Musk's Roadster were sterilized before being sent into space....
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/scientist-warns-elon-musks-starman-could-be-a-bio-threat-to-mars
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