Dr. Roger Walker, Research Fellow over at European Space Agency (ESA) Advanced Concepts Team (ACT), has a presentation on asteroid deflection at the upcoming Workshop on Innovative Systems Concepts (21 February 2006) at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk (The Netherlands). The presentation is entitled: "Advanced Solar and Nuclear Electric Propulsion Systems for Asteroid Deflection."
Link: Workshop
Link: Workshop Program
Link: ESA ACT mission analysis page on asteroid deflection
Link: ESA ACT paper on asteroid deflection
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10 February 2006
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