Kid applies for NASA's planetary protection officer role

Daily Mail - Science & tech 

A courageous boy from New Jersey received a letter of support from NASA after he applied for the role of planetary protection officer. Jack Davis, 9, applied for NASA's new position that was listed this week in hopes of finding help to protect the Earth against aliens. In official terms, the position involves the assistance with the'avoidance of organic-constituent and biological contamination in human and robotic space exploration'. Jack Davis, 9, applied for NASA's planetary protection officer new position that was listed this week in hopes of finding help to protect the Earth against aliens It adds that'space flight missions may intentionally or unintentionally carry Earth organisms and organic constituents to the planets or other solar system bodies'. Jack was one of the first applicants to apply, writing an adorable letter explaining why he was qualified for the job. 'My name is Jack Davis and I would like to apply for the planetary protection officer job,' he said in the letter.