Earth microbes could survive on Moon during Artemis missions

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• Which exact strains of Earth bacteria or fungi are most resilient to the lunar environment.
• What specific measures NASA will implement to mitigate biological contamination during the Artemis missions.
• The identity and citation of the underlying scientific study.
• Whether the survival conclusion is based on direct experiments, simulations, modeling, or expert assessment.
• Which sheltered lunar or spacecraft environments were evaluated and for how long microbes might remain viable.
• Whether the study specifically assessed Artemis hardware and mission plans or whether the Artemis connection was added by news coverage.
• What evidence supports contamination of lunar scientific sites, as distinct from survival inside spacecraft niches.

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