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[cccy]

Isn't it possible for bacteria to accidentally be transported from earth to one of the moons if we send a satellite there?  After all, bacteria can be quite resistant.  I am not saying it is likely, but merely a possibility.  Anyways, I think it would be cool to put some organisms from earth there and see if they could survive and the ones that would survive could evolve into new forms of life.  it would be cool to watch

Things that are sent to space are specially cleaned and checked. There's no way for it to piggyback a satellite along into space. And its not advisable to do something which no-one can guarantee the results, especially of this kind. What if it goes REALLY wrong?

[meushiman]

Eh, what if something goes wrong?  That's what makes it exciting.  Besides, mutation would prevent all bacteria from dying

[cccy]

Eh, what if something goes wrong?  That's what makes it exciting.  Besides, mutation would prevent all bacteria from dying

Yea, and perhaps prevent humans from existing too. That consequence isn't very enticing to any scientists on earth...

[meushiman]

How could putting life on a moon be dangerous, though?  I don't see the danger.  We would use a satellite of some sort, not actual people. 

[issacweirdo]

How could putting life on a moon be dangerous, though?  I don't see the danger.  We would use a satellite of some sort, not actual people. 

Maybe what he means is that the bacteria break out during the packaging process or if they piggyback a ride on someones spacecraft. If they have indeed mutated then it could be a deadly virus/parasite (don't know the difference, but I played Pandemic 2!) that can kill off the human species.

[meushiman]

Yes, I mean if they somehow piggyback rided a spacecraft.  It's not impossible even if it is improbable.  Ha, and I was just playing Pandemic 2, but mutations aren't always bad.  Most of the time mutations are bad for the organism and thus a mutation is more likely to kill an organism than it would turn into a pathogen.  Besides, most pathogens evolve to have mutualism with other organisms because there is nothing good to come from an energy source if you keep killing it