Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS) is central to in situ extraterrestrial life detection for variety of reasons : compatibility with solid, liquid, and gas samples ; detecting enantiomeric excess ; high-sensitivity detection of trace compounds within a sample ; and successful miniaturization for spaceflight . Examples of this widespread usage include (i) the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars's GCMS within the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer (MOMA) (ii) the Europa Clipper Mission which is equipped with the MAss Spectrometer for Planetary EXploration/Europa (MASPEX) and (iii) the Dragonfly Mission's GCMS (DraMS) .