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Andrea Harrington’s Vision Paves the Way for Lunar Missions
- Andrea Harrington, NASA's sample return curation integration lead, plays a crucial role in shaping the future of planetary exploration and interplanetary discovery.
- Harrington ensures that current and future sample collections from lunar missions to asteroid returns are handled with precision and preserved for long-term study.
- Her expertise in biology, planetary science, geochemistry, and toxicology aids in developing contamination control requirements for extraterrestrial samples.
- Harrington's contributions include developing technologies to reduce contamination during sample handling and preserve samples from missions like OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2.
- She has led assessments of facilities for future sample returns critical for missions to Mars, Europa, and Enceladus.
- Harrington's leadership and technical contributions at NASA have earned her two Director's Commendations.
- In her role as the Advanced Curation Medical Geology lead, Harrington pioneers exposure techniques to evaluate health risks of astromaterials with minimal sample material.
- She spearheaded a Space Act Agreement to build a science platform on the International Space Station for planetary science experiments.
- Harrington emphasizes the importance of communication in her NASA career and is passionate about contributing to the enrichment of future space scientists and explorers.
- She aims to inspire the Artemis Generation with the spirit of adventure and the potential for exploration of distant worlds through future missions.
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