Philosophical Aspects of Panspermia. "On the Origin of Life" / Lord Kelvin -- Why We Should Take Interstellar Panspermia Seriously / Amedeo Balbi -- The Extended Continuity Thesis, Chronocentrism, and Directed Panspermia / Milan M ♯⁶irkovi♯⁷ -- Life in the Milky Way: The Panspermia Prospects / Branislav Vukotić, Richard Gordon -- Microorganisms and Panspermia. Planetary Protection: Too Late / Margarita Safonova, C Sivaram -- Microbial Survival and Adaptation in Extreme Terrestrial Environments-The Case of the Dallol Geothermal Area in Ethiopia / Cavalazzi Barbara, Filippidou Sevasti -- Escape From Planet Earth: From Directed Panspermia to Terraformation / Roy D Sleator, Niall Smith -- Formation and Evolution of Planets: Material Exchange Prospects. Catalyzed Lithopanspermia Through Disk Capture of Biologically Active Interstellar Material / Evgeni Grishin, Hagai B Perets -- Lithopanspermia at the Center of Spiral Galaxies / Howard Chen -- Wet Panspermia / Jaroslav Jirk, Richard Gordon -- There Were Plenty of Day/Night Cycles That Could Have Accelerated an Origin of Life on Earth, Without Requiring Panspermia / Richard Gordon, George Mikhailovsky -- Micrometeoroids as Carriers of Organics: Modeling of the Atmospheric Entry and Chemical Decomposition of Sub-Millimeter Grains / G Micca Longo, S Longo -- Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems: Role of Planetesimals / Vladimir -- Further Prospects. A Survey of Solar System and Galactic Objects With Pristine Surfaces That Record History and Perhaps Panspermia, With a Plan for Exploration / Branislav Vukoti♯⁷, Richard Gordon -- The Panspermia Publications of Sir Fred Hoyle / Richard Gordon -- Index -- Also of Interest