Washington sources have stated that NASA is hiring a
"planetary protection officer" who would be tasked to protect the
Earth from potential alien contamination. Sources have stated that the US
government's official employment site advertised the job which is open to US
citizens and nationals for applications until August 14.
As per the advertisement "Planetary protection is
concerned with the avoidance of organic-constituent and biological
contamination in human and robotic space exploration” and the person who lands
the job will draw a six figure salary $124,406 to $187,000 per year and
security clearance is listed as "secret."
Meanwhile the job advert said "NASA maintains policies
for planetary protection applicable to all space flight missions that may
intentionally or unintentionally carry Earth organisms and organic constituents
to the planets or other solar system bodies, and any mission employing
spacecraft, which are intended to return to Earth and its biosphere with samples
from extraterrestrial targets of exploration".
