RAPID ON-SITE SCIENCE OPERATIONS AND HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTIONS AT LUNAR AND

On-site mineralogical and microbiolog- ical analyses of rock samples were performed by hu- man operators during simulated surface extra-vehicular activity (EVA) at lunar and Mars analogue field sites. Operations were facilitated during AMASE by JPL's Cliffbot Rover, which obtained rock samples from in- accessible sites e.g. 80-90 degree slopes. These tests provide an example of what humans could do on the Moon to address challenges facing future crews on Mars e.g. planetary protection, life detection and per- forming science on the surface as 'scientists', with greater flexibility and less direct guidance from mis- sion control. Mineralogical analysis of rocks was per- formed (within seconds) with a hand-held Raman spectrometer to verify geological field observations; microbiological analysis (within minutes) with the Lab-On-a-Chip Application Development Portable Test System (LOCAD-PTS), a handheld device for biochemical analysis - now aboard the International Space Station (ISS).