1 KBRwyle, Houston, Texas.
2 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas.
Astrobiology. 2019 Mar;19(3):300-320. doi: 10.1089/ast.2018.1861.
Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains (BASALT) is a science-driven exploration program seeking to determine the best tools, techniques, training requirements, and execution strategies for conducting Mars-relevant field science under spaceflight mission conditions. BASALT encompasses Science, Science Operations, and Technology objectives. This article outlines the BASALT Science Operations background, strategic research questions, study design, and a portion of the results from the second field test. BASALT field tests are used to iteratively develop, integrate, test, evaluate, and refine new concepts of operations (ConOps) and capabilities that enable efficient and productive science. This article highlights the ConOps investigated during BASALT in light of future planetary extravehicular activity (EVA), which will focus on scientific exploration and discovery, and serves as an introduction to integrating exploration flexibility with operational rigor, the value of tactical and strategic science planning and execution, and capabilities that enable and enhance future science EVA operations.
与熔岩地形相关的生物模拟科学（BASALT）是一个以科学为导向的探索计划，旨在确定在太空任务条件下进行与火星相关的实地科学研究的最佳工具、技术、培训要求和执行策略。BASALT 包含科学、科学操作和技术目标。本文概述了 BASALT 科学操作背景、战略研究问题、研究设计以及第二次现场测试的部分结果。BASALT 现场测试用于反复开发、集成、测试、评估和改进新的操作概念（ConOps）和能力，从而实现高效和富有成效的科学研究。本文重点介绍了 BASALT 中研究的 ConOps，以便为未来的行星舱外活动（EVA）提供参考，未来的 EVA 将侧重于科学探索和发现，并作为将探索灵活性与操作严谨性相结合、战术和战略科学规划和执行的价值以及能够实现和增强未来科学 EVA 操作的能力的介绍。
