Persist_and_Resist t1_iyfclfa wrote
Reply to comment by sterlingphoenix in ELI5: Why is it important for spaceships to be sterilized before going into space? by Shaggy_Yoinks_Velma
And if you are talking about the ISS or other potential future long-term manned missions, it is important to make sure you don't carry up any microbes that could potentially screw up a biosystem that is already going to be really hard to maintain.
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