This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects (NEOs) including concepts and designs for mitigation. All opinions are those of the author.

14 December 2005

NASA Administrator Mentions Planetary Defense in Speech

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin:
"...And I'm also very intrigued by Ed Lu and Rusty Schweickart's ideas about nudging large near-Earth asteroids before they can pose a threat to humanity. We will most certainly continue our work to discover large asteroids close to the Earth."

Sorce: Science and Exploration; Speech by Michael Griffin to the American Geophysical Union," 07 December 2005.

Link: SpaceRef.com

Link: NASA
Posted by A.C. Charania at 14:26

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